Nwobodo-Eke: Enugu government is looking into IMT, not the former chief of staff

In the Coal City State, there is debate over the Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu, investigation that was just revealed.

According to OBASANJO NEWS24, the committee was established by Governor Peter Mbah’s administration with the task of evaluating the legal and policy framework guiding the formation of the Business Committee and conducting a thorough analysis of the different types of fees assessed to students. The committee also looked into payment options, designated accounts for transactions, and the overall management of fee-related procedures.

Prof. Ed Nwobodo serves as the committee’s chairman.

According to a report, the investigation is focused on Chief Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo, a former chief of staff for the State.

Nwobodo, the former chairman of the IMT’s Governing Council, was not the subject of the investigation, according to a statement issued on Monday by Chief Malvin Eke, the group’s head and the leader of the Enugu Rights Protection Group.

He asserted that the committee’s title, “Committee of inquiry into the accounts, management practises, and staff conduct at IMT Enugu,” clearly identifies its purpose and area of investigation.

The terms of reference, he continued, “clearly outline the intention and direction of the investigation.”

The terms of reference state among other things: “to carefully examine the various categories of fees imposed on students.

“Examine the payment methods, allocated accounts for transactions, and the general administration of fee-related operations.

Access the level of compliance with applicable laws, rules, and institutional policies in the selection and appointment of staff members, especially those holding critical positions like department heads, the deputy rector, etc.

“Identify and carefully examine all sources of income for the organisation, paying particular attention to the mechanisms for revenue collection, appropriate accounting procedures for remittances, and the general administration of these financial resources.

Investigate any instances of excessive financial demands being made on students by professors or administrative bodies.

Eke mentioned that the government was explicit about the panel’s mandate and raised concern that the report’s apparent ignorance of the duties of the Governing Council, whose chairperson Chief (Mrs.) Nwobodo was prior to the council’s dissolution, is concerning.

“It’s crystal clear what the government has set out to do,” Eke continued, pleading with the populace not to be sidetracked by what he described as a diverting and sponsored report.