Madagascar's education minister fired for $2.2million sweets for school children Fraud

Madagascar's education minister has been fired for attempted embezzlement over plans to order more than $2.2million worth of sweets for schoolchildren.

 

Rijasoa Andriamanana had explained that pupils would be given three lollipops each to take after they drink the “bitter” COVID-Organics concoction. She said it will help mask the "bitter" aftertaste of the herbal remedy for Coronavirus.

Sadly for her, the plan was halted after Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina kicked against it and accused her of planning to embezzle funds in her ministry.

 

A statement annoucing the minister’s dismissal also confirmed her counterpart in the higher education ministry, Elia Béatrice as the acting Minister of Education.