Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has set up a three-man committee to probe the alleged financial scandal that rocked the state college of education in Ila-Orangun.
The Provost of the College, Professor Jimoh Afolabi, and the Chairman, Governing Council, Dr. Peter Babalola, had been trading accusations over the mismanagement of about N200 million belonging to the college.
It was gathered that the sum was mismanaged within five months of the inauguration of the council by a third party working within the institution.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the governing council, in a letter, directed the suspension of the provost over alleged mismanagement of funds.
However, Governor Adeleke, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday, set up a three-man panel comprising the Chief of Staff, Kazeem Akinloye, SSG, Teslim Igbalaye, and the Commissioner for Education to investigate the scandal.
The committee, according to the governor, has two weeks to report their findings.
“I have read various statements and allegations emanating from Ila Orangun College of Education. I have also been briefed about the conflict between the school management and the college Governing Council. The Committee is hereby directed to call a meeting of both parties.
“The Committee is to review all issues including questions of financial malpractices within the College system and propose a comprehensive accountability and transparency system.
“Let me warn that anybody implicated in any wrongdoing, financial mismanagement or corrupt conduct will face heavy sanction. I announce that I will not shield anybody no matter how highly placed”, it reads.
