Niger state House of Assembly has suspended the chairman of Katcha Local Government Area, Alh. Mohammed Dogo, for allegedly embezzling over N23.7m meant for staff salaries and teachers' cooperative deductions. Other allegations against Dog include abuse of office, fraud and mismanagement of public fund.
The suspension of Dogo was based on the findings of financial misappropriation by the House Committee on Local Government during its oversight functions to local government councils in the state.
The Chairman of the Committee, Abdulmalik Kabir, said investigations revealed that Dogo had directed the education department to release N20.7m believed to be teachers' salaries for personal use.
Kabir said, "The Committee recommends that Katcha Local Government chairman be suspended and a committee be set up to investigate the matter.
"From available records and documents, the action of the chairman is an outright abuse of office, gross misconduct and maladministration. The committee considers this as an act of sheer wickedness meted on the teachers who were denied their legitimate rights."
The assembly called on the state government to ensure that the N23.7m meant for NUT Cooperative Katcha Local Government branch was refunded by Dogo.
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