Delta State College of Education Provost, Warri, Mary Edema, is currently being investigated in an alleged fraud.
The provost, used N36m to build two toilets in the institution funded by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.
Speaking under the condition of anonymity, a senior staff of the institution told reporters that the two toilet projects was a fraudulent deal allegedly struck by the provost with the contractors, who handled it.
The provost concluded everything with the contractors before going into the bidding process. Warri College of Education is synonymous with corruption and other fraudulent practices.
The senior staff noted that even if an alarm was made about the fraud, nothing will be done to prove the issue because the system itself is corrupt
In a memo with reference number TETF/ES/COE/AL.2017/VOL.XVII, each of the toilet block gulped N17, 135, 871 while N2,593,459 went for consultancy.
Two companies, Awaguma Nigeria Limited and Henag Nigeria Limited, said to have been brought in by the college provost, handled the projects, which was titled, “Construction of modern lavatory for male and female students block ‘A and B”.
A source in the institution told Sahara correspondents that the funds were part of the N75m “intervention fund” made available by TETFUND for the college.
When contacted over the issue, Edema denied any form of fraudulent practices regarding the projects, adding that due process was followed in its execution.
In her defence, She said, “Personal project and public projects are not the same. I cannot say when I build a personal project it will be the same thing as this. Due process was followed as far as the project is concerned.”
See Photos is the two toilets and memos;
Comments are closed.