EducationNewsNigeriaLow Convictions In cases Of Examination Malpractice Worries Federal Government

The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education Mr. Andrew Adejoh says the Federal Government is worried over the poor number of convictions recorded in cases of examination malpractice.

He stated this on Friday in Abuja at a one-day sensitization workshop on examination malpractice in Nigeria organized by the National Examinations Council (NECO) in partnership with the National Assembly.

“The decree 20 of 1984 prescribing 21 years imprisonment upon conviction and the amended Examination Malpractice Act of 1991 which seek five-year jail term or a fine of N250, 000.

“The effectiveness of these measures is highly debatable, more so that not many have gone to jail because of examination malpractices. I suggest we look into our laws,” he said.

Represented by the Director of Special Duties, Federal Ministry of Education, Zubairu Abdullahi, the Permanent Secretary said the government had at various times come up with laws to check the threat of exam malpractices, which are yet to produce the desired result.

He, however, applauded NECO and other exam bodies for deploying technology to combat the threat, saying the move has recorded great success.

Also speaking at the event, which has its theme: ‘The Role of Education Stakeholders in Tackling Malpractice in Nigeria,’

The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, who spoke on the theme “The Role of Education Stakeholders in Tackling Malpractice in Nigeria”, said examination malpractice tends to dissuade hard work among serious students.

Wushishi said it is a collective responsibility to rid students of the bad habit of wanting to cut corners.

On her part, the vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education, Senator Akon Eyakenyi lamented that examination malpractice is destroying the educational system of credibility.

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