THE Administrator of the Gauteng Gambling Board advocate Fana Nalane has placed the Chief Executive Officer, Steven Ngubeni, on precautionary suspension.
Ngubeni has been placed on immediate suspension with full pay.
The administrator said the CEO was informed of the decision to suspend him on Wednesday last week.
Nalane in a statement emphasized that the suspension was precautionary.
“This is a precautionary suspension in terms of the Disciplinary Code and Procedures of the GGB,” said Nalane.
Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Parks Tau, appointed Nalane as the administrator for the GGB in April this year.
Tau decided to appoint the administrator after the former Board was unable to reach a quorum due to several resignations during the previous financial year.
The administrator, after due consideration decided that it would be in the best interest of the CEO and the entity to proceed with the precautionary suspension of the CEO.
Thiran Marimuthu, the GGB’s Senior Manager for Gaming Control who has been the organization’s acting COO, has been appointed acting CEO in the interim.
Nalane said the Gauteng Gambling Board would continue to function optimally during the CEO’s suspension.
- Inside Politics
