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N29bn scholarship: Assembly orders VC’s arrest

The Rivers State House of Assembly has ordered the arrest of the PAMO University VC for failing to honour a probe into N29bn in state scholarship funds. Read More: https://punchng.com/n29bn-scholarship-assembly-orders-vcs-arrest/

N29bn scholarship: Assembly orders VC’s arrest

The Rivers State House of Assembly has demanded the arrest of the Vice Chancellor of PAMO University of Medical Science, Port Harcourt, in connection with the disbursement of large scholarship funds to the institution by the state government. The refusal of the university's VC to appear before an Ad Hoc House Committee investigating the fund usage has prompted the Assembly to take action.

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