The new development was confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday by the Commission’s spokeswoman, Fatima Bappare.
“Yes, he was suspended. He has handed over to the most senior director in the commission,” she said in a telephone interview.
However, efforts by PREMIUM TIMES to reach Mr Abakpa proved abortive as his telephone number could not be located as of the time of filing this report.Appointed in April 2021, Mr Abakpa is the pioneer executive secretary of the Commission. This newspaper however gathered that the governing board of the Commission had earlier accused the embattled official of “administrative ineptitude, financial misappropriation and lack of synergy” which the board claimed led to the constitution of “an administrative fact-finding committee to investigate the allegations”.
However, following what an insider described as the failure of Mr Abakpa to satisfactorily defend the allegations, he was recommended for suspension by the board.Sources confirmed that the letter of suspension was signed by the education ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Andrew Adejoh. The matter was said to have been referred to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for further investigations.The National Secondary Education Commission Law was enacted in 2004 .
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