FCE Gombe dismisses officers as council removes four senior staff for gross misconduct and appoints acting registrar for continuity

The Governing Council of the Federal College of Education Technical, Gombe, dismissed four senior officers over alleged gross misconduct following investigations by federal and internal panels.

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The decision was taken at the council’s seventh meeting held at the headquarters of the National Commission for Colleges of Education in Abuja.

Those dismissed are the Registrar, Alhaji Umar Bello; the College Librarian, Yusuf Aliyu; the Director of Works and Services, Muhammad Malam; and Ibrahim Shehu, an internal member of the Governing Council representing the Non Teaching Staff Congregation.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Acting Director of Public Relations and Protocol, Dahiru Gurama, said the action followed earlier suspensions and the recommendations of a fact finding committee set up by the Federal Ministry of Education, alongside the council’s investigative committee.

Dahiru Gurama stated that both panels indicted the officers on various counts of gross misconduct, prompting the council to act in line with due process and accountability standards.

The council also approved the appointment of Mallam Haruna N. Ayuba, the most senior Deputy Registrar, as Acting Registrar to ensure administrative continuity.

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The Provost of the college, Professor Ali Adamu, reaffirmed the institution’s commitment to transparency, discipline and institutional integrity in accordance with federal regulations guiding tertiary institutions.