Dow's blue-eyed boy under DCEC radar

Maruapula
Maruapula

The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) is reportedly on the tails of Peter Mompati Maruapula, who used to be the private secretary to former Minister of Basic Education, Unity Dow.

Having been in the public service since 2014, Maruapula abruptly resigned his plum job last year after whistleblowers blew his cover to the DCEC, that he did not possess the requisite qualifications to work as a private secretary.

“The man never graduated at Limkokwing University in Malaysia. Why do you think he ran away from the public service without bidding goodbye to anyone?” a source disclosed.

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