Standup9ja: WAEC bans 47 secondary schools in Kogi over exam malpractice
The
West African Examination Council (WAEC) has banned 47 secondary schools
accused of aiding and abetting examination malpractice in Kogi State,
from serving as centres for its examinations.
The Kogi
Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Rosemary Osikoya, who disclosed this
during a press conference in Lokoja on Tuesday, said that government
recently received a letter to that effect from WAEC.
She said that the indicted schools comprised of private and public secondary schools scattered across the state.
According
to her, 13 of the secondary schools have been identified to be notorious
for various examination malpractice since they were licensed in 2002.
The
commissioner said that the schools, with the connivance of some
unscrupulous elements in the education sector, had been giving the state
a bad image through their action.
Osikoya said that the indicted secondary schools would receive additional sanctions from the state government.
She
expressed dissatisfaction with the state’s rating as number one in
examination malpractice, saying that her ministry was determined to
reverse the negative trend.
As part of
the ongoing efforts to reform the education sector, she stated that
government had updated the policy framework while the boards of science
and technical education had been merged for effective performance.
Osikoya
disclosed that budgetary allocation to education sector had been
increased consistently in the past two years as part of the reforms.
She said
that the state government was currently partnering with the National
Teachers Institute to re-train over 100 teachers, and expressed optimism
that the measure would improve their capacities and enhance service
delivery. (NAN)
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