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| Mr. Patrick Ukah, Delta State's Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education. |
The Delta State
Government has ordered the closure of two private secondary schools and
sanctioned 16 teachers across the state for various levels of their involvement
in examination malpractice in the state.
This is coming as a
result of the approval of the report of the Examination Ethics Disciplinary
Committee (EEDC) investigation on WAEC indictment of some public and private
secondary schools in the state for examination malpractice in the 2018 West
African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) by the state
Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah.
St. Vincent College,
Ovwian, whose candidates wrote the 2018 WASSCE at Anointed Secondary School,
Ubogo, without the approval of WAEC or the ministry, with the intent to committing
examination malpractice is to be closed down along with Anointed Secondary
School.
Twelve supervisors
found guilty for collusion, compromise, negligence of duty and failure to write
reports at the end of the examinations will suffer one year deferment of
promotion and banned from supervision of any school examination for a period of
three years.
They include Akporode
Amos of Boboroku Secondary School, Boboroku, who supervised at Ogharefe
Secondary School, Oghara, Ugbune O. of Mosogar Secondary School, Mosagar, at
Ogharefe Secondary School, Oghara, Nwabueze A. I. of Ukavbe Secondary School,
Otefe-Oghara, at Our Lady of Nigeria Secondary School, Ogharefe, Agbavwe G. W.
of Ihwighwu Secondary School, Ijomi-Oghara, at Our Lady of Nigeria Secondary
School, Ogharefe, Omeresan M. E. of Gbaraun Grammar School, Oproza, at
Ogidigben Grammar School, Ogidigben, and Sawacha F. T. of Gbaraun Grammar
School, Oproza, at Ogidigben Grammar School, Ogidigben.
Others are Eko Patrick
of Gbaraun Grammar School, Oproza, at Ogidigben Grammar School, Ogidigben,
Elelekute M. of Gbaraun Grammar School, Oproza, at Ogidigben Grammar School,
Ogidigben, Awoyemi S. O. of Ogbe-Ijoh Grammar School, Ogbe-Ijoh, at Ogidigben
Grammar School, Ogidigben, Arirediegha O. F. of Burutu Grammar School, Burutu,
at Ogidigben Grammar School, Ogidigben, Igbigbi E. E. of Orhuwhorun High
School, Orhuwhorun, at St. Vincent College, Ovwian, and Igweze M. O. of Aladja
Grammar School, Aladja, at St. Vincent College, Ovwian.
The Vice Principal
(Academics) of Ogidigben Grammar School, Ogidigben, Mrs. H. Akponeware, who was
found guilty of inefficiency in handling the affairs of the school in the
absence of the Principal due to her nonchalant attitude, negligence of duty and
connivance during the conduct of 2018 WASSC is to be demoted by one salary
grade level.
Similarly, the
Examination Officer of the same school, Mr. Akpochimara Ufuoma, was found
guilty of gross complicity in the act of examination malpractice, compromise,
sharing money amongst Supervisors and pressurizing WAEC Officers/Supervisors to
release question papers and answer scripts for candidates outside the
examination hall and is to be demoted by one salary grade level.
Ms Onoriode Q. from
Ovwian Secondary School, Ovwian, who was Supervisor for Mathematics 2 at St.
Vincent College, Ovwian, was found guilty of not writing report to the ministry
or WAEC and is to be banned from supervising any school examination for three
years.
Speaking after the
approval of the recommendations, Chief Ukah seriously warned those who might
still have the intention of involvement in examination malpractice to have a
rethink as the state government has zero tolerance for the act.
He said that stiffer
penalties will be given to any person who is involved in examination malpractice
no matter how highly placed and advised them to operate within the provisions
of the rules guiding the conduct of examinations in the state.
The approved
recommendations have been forwarded to the PPEB for implementation.
EEDC, Chaired by the
Permanent Secretary in the ministry, is an inter ministerial body with
representatives from the Ministry of Justice, Post Primary Education Board
(PPEB), Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), All Nigeria Confederation of
Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Association of Private School Owners
of Nigeria (APSON), the Director of Examinations as well as that of
Inspectorate Department in the ministry.
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