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Nigeria: Malpractices - Kwara Suspends 15 School Principals
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This Day (Lagos)
6 May 2008
Posted to the web 7 May 2008
Hammed Shittu
Ilorin
There is imminent crisis at the Kwara State Ministry of Education Science and Technology, over the recent indefinite suspension of 15 Senior Secondary School Principals, over an alleged examination malpractice at the on-going West African Examinations Councils (WAEC) in their schools.
This was discovered when the state Commissioner of Education, Alhaji Bolaji Abdullahi paid a visit to some secondary schools last to monitor the conduct of the examination, in line with government's commitment to rid the state of examination malpractice and ensure quality education.
During the visit, it was gathered that there was students over enrolment, which led to the malpractice.
Sources revealed that the development annoyed the Commissioner, who vowed to further investigate the matter, when the principals could not give any credible account of the anomaly.
THISDAY also learnt that the over registration of students as discovered cannot be done alone without the connivance of some staff of the state Ministry of Education. This, the Commissioner also said would be investigated and those found culpable, made to face the full wrath of law.
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At the time of filing this report, there is a feeling of panic among staff of the state Ministry of Education, Science and Technology over the move by the state government to investigate the incident. Some of them who were allegedly involved in the over enrolment scam, despite government directives, have sought other means of escape.
Speaking with THISDAY on the latest development, Abdullahi described the situation as worrisome, adding that the state government was committed to improving the standard of education and would not allow any person or group of persons to rubbish it.
Already, the affected principals have been making frantic efforts to contact some politicians within their various local government councils to save them from present situation.
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