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Adamu Adamu |
The Minister of
Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has urged higher institutions and the
general public to disregard social media reports that he has cancelled
Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ( Post-UTME ).
A statement by the Federal Ministry of
Education on Wednesday in Abuja directed institutions to carry on with
the conduct of the Post-UTME.
The statement was signed by Mrs Priscilla Ihuoma, Director, Press and Public Relations.
Ihuoma said that the minister also
warned that institutions charging above the stipulated sum of N2000 for
the exercise would be sanctioned.
“The attention of the Minister of
Education has been drawn to a news report in the media claiming that the
minister had issued a directive to universities to cancel the Post-UTME
examinations already scheduled.
“The statement, according to the report, was issued by Mr. Ben Goong, Deputy Director of Press.
“The Ministry would like to assert
emphatically that the report is completely false and without foundation;
Minister therefore urges universities to go ahead with their Post-UTME
arrangements as earlier planned.
“Mr. Goong, who purportedly issued the statement, ceased to be a staff of the Ministry since November, 2016.
“The attention of the minister has also
been drawn to some of the institutions who are charging more than the
stipulated N2, 000.’’
Ihuoma said that the minister viewed it
as an act of insubordination and emphatically redirected that every
institution that violated the directive would be made to face
disciplinary action.
She said that the minister directed such
institutions to refund to the students immediately as Joint Admissions
and Matriculation Board ( JAMB ) had been directed to compile list of
violators for appropriate sanctions.
“The ministry also urges the media to
always endeavour to crosscheck facts with the relevant officials of the
ministry before publication, particularly when such sensitive matters of
national importance are involved.”
Source: The Nation
Source: The Nation
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