Recently, the Executive Secretary of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC), Prof. Benjamin Abakpa, has been suspended over alleged misappropriation of fund.
This was contained in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo, confirmed by the spokesperson of the NSSEC, Fatima Bappare,
In which the confirmed development, explained that Prof. Abakpa was accused by the board members of administrative ineptitude, financial misappropriation and lack of synergy, hence he was asked to go on suspension to allow for further investigations.
According to her, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) had been invited to carry out full investigation into the allegations levelled against Prof. Abakpa.
While the Permanent Secretary has directed the most senior Director in the Commission, Mr. Abdulkareem Ibraheem, to take charge and oversee the day-to-day management of the commission pending the outcome of the investigation.