Headteacher on the run

The Headteacher of the Nkum ADA ‘B’ Junior Secondary School (JSS) in the Central Region, R.C.F. Williams, after jeopardizing the lives of the 45 students of the school by failing to register them for the 2002 BECE, has vacated his post and is on the run.

The students, comprising 29 girls and 16 boys, paid their registration fees of 33,000 cedis each totaling ?1.48 million to the Headteacher but he failed to present their forms to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) at Cape Coast.

According to the District Director of Education, Mr. Peter W. Droefeun, by the close of the registration exercise, Mr. Williams had not presented the students forms and attempts to get him for verification proved futile.

He said the Headteacher later went to the District Office at Agona Swedru to tell the District Exams Officer, Mr. Anaman Badu that he had sent his forms to WAEC office in Cape Coast. Investigations at WAEC later revealed that the forms have not been submitted.

A report was made to the District Chief Executive, Mr. J.K. Adjabeng, who disclosed that it was not the first time that the Headteacher had embezzled examination registration fees and therefore ought to be brought to book.