About thirty one
principals in various public secondary schools in Enugu State, have so
far been demoted and redeployed
for allegedly
collecting illegal fees, while some were suspended for six months without pay for engaging in examination fraud.
The state Commissioner for Education, Prof Uchenna Eze, who disclosed
this in his office when members of the state command of the
Anti-Corruption Awareness Organisation of Nigeria (ACAON) visited him,
stated that the affected principals were “caught red-handed with large
wads of cash,” alleged to have been collected from their students to aid
examination malpractices during the just concluded West African
Examination Council (WAEC) examinations.
Uche, who described as “horrible,” what he witnessed at most
examination centres visited during the WAEC examination, said such
cannot, and should never be condoned in any decent society.
He stressed that no efforts would be spared towards cleansing the
school system, and restoring public confidence in public schools in the
state.
The commissioner also informed that 365 evaders of retirement, who
either falsified their age, or length of service were discovered and
instantly retired, while 212 ghost workers were discovered and their
salaries stopped.
Eze blamed stakeholders for the weak foundation of education in the
state, which has resulted in the current poor performance by students,
saying they had discouraged hard work through the promotion of
malpractices among the students.
He pointed out that the greatest challenge that the society faces was
attitudinal change, and pledged to partner fully with ACAON to bring in
positive enlightenment that would eliminate corruption in the sector
in the state.
ACAON state leader, Mr. Bassey Okon, alerted that the actions of
proprietors of illegal examination centres also called “miracle centres”
was seriously undermining excellence in the industry.He therefore
called on the commissioner to immediately move to stop the trend.
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