Buhari Sacks Charles Uwakwe As NECO Registrar

President Muhammadu Buhari Has Approved the Termination of the Formal NECO Registerer, Charles Uwakwe following Alleged report on financial impropriety.

 

The President has also dismissed the termination of Four other Personals under the National Examination Council after sacking their Chief Executive officer, Charles Uwakwe.

 

MR Charles Uwakwe had been Reportedly suspended since May 2018 by the Federal Government of Nigeria over alleged financial mismanagement and abuse of office.

 

Uwakwe and some top officials allegedly awarded contracts in the council to the tune of N25billion without following the due process.

 

NECO in a release on Wednesday confirmed that the suspended registrar had been relieved of his appointment by the President, while four members of the management had also been dismissed.

 

The President’s directive was conveyed in a letter, dated May 11, and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, on behalf of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, which said Uwakwe was accused of violating the Public Procurement Act (2007) and pursuant to PSR 030402 and Part 1 schedule 4 (i) of NECO Establishment Act.

 

Echono said, “After due consideration of the investigative panel on the allegation of unsatisfactory conduct levelled against you and some management staff of the council, Mr. President in exercise of his powers, has approved your removal as the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of National Examinations Council with effect from the date of your suspension from duty.”

 

The former Registrar was also directed to hand over all the government property in his custody to the acting Registrar.

 

In another letter, FME/S/1419/C.3/T/98, on May 11, by the Permanent Secretary, the President approved the dismissal from service of four Management workers.

 

The letter partly reads, “After due consideration of the Financial Report of the Review Committee, Mr. President has approved the recommendations as follows; Bamidele Olure, dismissal from the service with effect from the date of his suspension from office having been found guilty of financial impropriety and not qualified to Head the Finance and Accounts Department.