[Photo] Principal Suspended Over Burning Of School, Mismanagement In Benue State
A principal has been suspended over the burning of school and mismanagement in Benue State.
The Executive Secretary, Benue State Teaching Service Board, Dr Frank Kyungun has announced the suspension of the Principal of Government Secondary School (GSS) Tse-Agberagba, Mr. Aliba Stephen over financial misconduct.
According to The Nation, Kyungun who announced this during his visit to the school which was burnt down by suspected SS3 candidates for the school’s failure to register them for the 2020/2021 WASSCE, named Mr. Iorja Agber Joseph as his replacement.
The Executive Secretary frowned at the level of destruction by the aggrieved students. He said the traditional rulers, PTA, community leaders and the school’s Management must be blamed for their inability to protect facilities provided by government in their domain.
He urged principals to allow school bursars take charge of monies while they (Principals) only give approvals.
Replying, the suspended principal Mr. Aliba who is being investigated, blamed the incident on a PTA (Casual) staff in charge of ICT in the school. He explained that receipts were presented to him with the belief that the candidates had been duly registered for the examination with WAEC not knowing the receipts were fake.
According to him, about 75 candidates were affected while properties destroyed during the crisis included: certificates of WAEC & NECO that were yet to be collected, certificate of occupancy, school dossiers, sports equipment, chemistry and physics equipment, terminal exams results, MOCK and BECE results, furniture, school receipts, library books among many others.
In his remarks, the DPO, Konshisha LGA, SP, Markus Amos said investigation was ongoing to bring the perpetrators to book.
Until his appointment, Agber was the Vice Principal Academics, GSS Wanune. He was known for his hard work, dedication and commitment to duty.
