Nigerians have been urged to shun examination malpractice, as it is capable of destroying Nigeria and the quality of education remains the foundation for development.
The Registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO), Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the call while speaking on the importance of examination at the 50th anniversary of Government Science Secondary School Izom organized by old students of the school.
According to Prof. Wushishi, NECO conducts five different examinations
“The Examination body was established in 1999 to break the jinx as an indigenous national examination body which started conducting performance examinations in the year 2000.
“These include National Gifted Examinations for admission into Suleja Academy, which is a specialized school for gifted and talented candidates; National Common Entrance Examination; University Education Certificate Examination; Senior School Certificate Examination, the School-Based, which is taken in different secondary schools, and Senior School Certificate Examinations, the external examination.
“So far, NECO has conducted examinations for more than 35 million Nigerians. A large number of them are professors, engineers, generals, and leaders.
“There is one thing, but we don’t avoid it. It will destroy us as candidates. It will destroy us as parents. It will destroy us as community leaders. It will destroy us as professionals. It will destroy us as community members of our different communities. And it will destroy us as a state. It will also destroy us as a nation. It is nothing but examination malpractice.
“We cannot develop with struggling result of education. You have first degree, first class, but you got it through magu-magu. You cannot perform anything for development. You will be keeping the certificate,” he said.
In his remarks, Professor Abdulkadir Abubakar, National President, IZOBA, said the decision to give back to their alma mater in kind what they got in the school in both learning and character.
The pioneer secretary, IZOBA, Malam Umar Shu’aibu, called on the state government to prioritize science education as it is key to development, stressing that the country could only develop if it laid a solid foundation for science and other related disciplines.
He said the gathering of the old students after four and five decades was a celebration of excellence and a way to appreciate a lifetime event.
In his message, the special guest and Niger State Governor, Umar Mohammed Bago, represented by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Asabe Muhammed, noted that the school had been earmarked for extensive renovation through the AGILE intervention.
“The school would revert to its boarding status as requested by the old students and directed that everything needed should be forwarded for necessary action,” the Governor said.
Speaking at the dinner held by the association at Zuma Rock Resort, Senator Shehu Sani commended the old students for holding the anniversary to celebrate their successes.
“What is before us is how to give back to the school that gives us the best. As a science student, I can relate to that. We had the best in physics, the best in chemistry, the best in biology, he said.
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