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| Barrister Segun Odubela |
The Ogun State Government has said
that its zero tolerance to examination malpractices remained unwavering and
will do everything humanly possible to fight the menace to a standstill.
Commissioner for Education, Science
and Technology, Barrister Segun Odubela stated this in Abeokuta while
reacting to an allegation that the on-going third term unified examination
question papers for public secondary school student have leaked.
Odubela pointed out that already,
the Ministry had commenced full scale investigation into the matter and had set
up an administrative panel of enquiry to look into it.
“The investigation carried out so
far by the Ministry had revealed that some officials of the Zonal Education
Offices (ZEO) in one of the Local Government Areas in the State were found
culpable and have been suspended, arrested and handed over to the police for
further investigation” He said.
He charged all officers in charge of
examination in public secondary schools in the State to ensure adequate
security of examination question papers and strict compliance with the laid
down guidelines for the conduct of the examination, warning that Government
will not hesitate to wield the big stick against anyone found culpable.
Meanwhile, the screening test into
public secondary schools with hostel facilities in the State has been shifted
to hold next Thursday July 19th in all designated school centres.
Commissioner Odubela said the change
became imperative following some challenges, adding that interested parents and
Guardians can still approach such schools and Zonal Education Offices as the
forms are available for purchase.
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