Buhari dissolves NABTEB board
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president muhammadu buhari has approved the dissolution of the governing board of national business and technical examination board nabteb1 a statement made available to newsmen in abuja on monday by mr sonny echono permanent secretary ministry of education said the approval was with immediate effect1 echono said the president had also directed the minister of education malam adamu adamu to take immediate measures to reposition and refocus nabteb for greater efficiency and to render its performance more responsive to the expectations of the present administration1 he said the purported suspension of the registrar prof. ifeoma abanihe and four other directors of nabteb had been nullified as it did not conform to due process especially in the case of the registrar1 he said the board went beyond its powers and in contravention of section 5 and section 6 of nabteb act1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that aspecial investigative panel was constituted to probe activities of the registrar of the national business and technical examinations board nabteb prof. ifeoma isuigo-abanihe and four others1 the panel allegedly uncovered irregularities in contract awards and abuse of office by the embattled registrar1 the registrar and four directors were suspended by the 9th governing board of nabteb at its first regular board meeting held on 19th june at nabteb headquarters benin city edo state following allegations of n49.7 million fraud1 the four affected staff members are mr nnasia ndarake asanga director finance1