Ekiti State Govt Paid N24m For 13,390 WAEC Administrative Charges

The Ekiti State newly elected Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi approved the sum of N24 million for the payment of West African Examinations Council (WAEC)



Dr Kayode Fayemi on Friday approved the sum of N24 million for the payment of West African Examinations Council (WAEC) administrative charges for 13,390 candidates in public secondary schools as part of the manifestations of his free education policy.

The beneficiaries were the students of public schools, who will write April/May 2019 School candidates WAEC Examination.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Ayodeji Ajayi, disclosed this in his office in Ado Ekiti.

He said the state government paid N1,85O per student to cover both the administrative charges and other incidental expenses relating to the examination for each of 13,390 candidates.

Mr Ajayi, who warned that any school caught in examination malpractice would be punished accordingly, reminded the Principals of the position of the State government on examination malpractice.

He said the Kayode Fayemi-led administration has a zero tolerance for examination malpractice.

The Permanent Secretary, however, disclosed that Vice Principals, who had served for over 20 years would henceforth be engaged in supervision of Certificate Examinations in the State.

He, therefore, called on Principals in the state not to collect any money from any candidate who would be writing the examination.

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