Enugu declares zero tolerance on exam malpractice – Commissioner

The Enugu State Government says it has declared zero tolerance in examination malpractice in the state as schools involved in the criminal act will be severely dealt with.
The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, made the disclosure in Enugu on Tuesday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria.
Eze said that measures were in place to eliminate the menace adding that the move was in tandem with the state governor’s zero tolerance stances against exam malpractice.
He said: “The governor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi made it clear to every school at the beginning of his administration that there will be zero tolerance for exam malpractice in Enugu State.
“That is why we are putting in place measures to ensure that we wipe out exam malpractice completely and to stop at nothing to tell our teachers at every given opportunity the dangers of exam malpractice to our students.”
The commissioner said that some parents and the society should be blamed for the increase in exam malpractice because they placed more emphasis on certificate rather than knowledge.
Eze said: “Many people emphasize certificate much more than knowledge. As a result, they adopt various means to get the certificate since it is the most important thing to them,” he pointed out.”
According to him, what matters most in this modern age is not the certificate but the knowledge each individual possesses.
He said: “This is a world that is ruled by knowledge. It is not a world that is ruled by certificate.
“Many organisations no longer ask you about your certificate, instead, they try to find out what you know and that is the only way our society will be able to move forward.”
He said the state government would begin to monitor private schools and make sure they met with the expected standards.
The commissioner noted with dismay that many private schools were operating illegally adding that it would intensify efforts at clamping down on them.
Eze said: “We are concerned because the children in those private schools are Enugu state children and what happens to them is of importance to us because we want every child to enjoy quality education.”
The commissioner, therefore, advised everyone to cooperate with the government to wipe out exam malpractice which he said was for the betterment of the society.
Eze said that if it was not nipped in the bud now, it would destroy the society.