Wednesday, January 26, 2011
WAEC certificates not exceeding NECO says Professor Okpalla
Contrary to the belief in some quarters, the Registrar / CEO of National examinations Council NECO), Professor Promise Okpalla on Tuesday revealed that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate is not higher than those issued by the council.
Okpalla disclosed this when he led the management team NECO Minna, Niger State at the Office of The Head of Corporate Publishing Limited Sun yesterday, Lagos. The NECO boss has been received by the Director General, Mr. Tony Onyima and staff management.
Debunk the notion that WAEC certificates are superior to those issued by NECO, Okpalla said, even in West Africa, the certificates of the board are not. He revealed that NECO has plans to introduce forged certificates of proof. "They are the equivalent exams. It's just that the candidates have more opportunities. Naturally, someone had written the two reviews that can serve the same purpose, a better chance, "he said. He said false certificate was not peculiar to NECO, adding that the situation was becoming embarrassing for the education system. He estimated that new certificates bearing exercise some security functions would be implemented soon and it would be difficult for anyone or group of blacksmithing.
The NECO boss said that the falsification of certificates is not limited to politicians, but many people work with fake certificates to note that when the new is introduced by the council, it would be difficult to falsify. On discrimination against NECO certificates, Okpalla said that this practice does not exist because the body was created by the federal government. Universities / polytechnics and colleges of education are the Federal Ministry of Education, so it would be unheard of for the government to create a review body whose schools would not accept certificates. His words: "It is incredible that a legitimate government of the day establish an examination board and a school refuses to accept the results. To the best of my knowledge, during the last five years, it was not an institution that refuses to accept students with NECO results. "
Okpalla also revealed that the management of NECO has adopted two approaches to fight against fraud examination. He mentioned the use of men in the Civil Defence Corps and the commitment of the university / polytechnic / college professors of higher education for certain schools.
Meanwhile, NECO registrar described The Sun Publishing Ltd. as partners in progress in the education sector and hopes that both organizations could join hands to raise children in Nigeria, noting, "we learned to really appreciate This organization attempting to redefine the future of the Nigerian child, which is our core value of NECO. Pages you education is one that has caught our attention with the kind of stories he covers the industry. "
Receive the management team NECO in his office, the CEO of Sun Publishing Ltd, Mr Onyima, told delegates that the paper is the highest circulating newspapers in the country and now prints at three locations in Lagos, Abuja and Aba arrives thus to more readers.
Onyima welcomed the invitation to join NECO with him and stressed that if the level of literacy in the country increases, the Sun newspapers could benefit. and accepted the challenge of Professor Okpalla to help champion the cause of fraud examination. Among the management team include NECO, Director, Examinations, Abubakar Alhaji Gana, Special Assistant to the Registrar, Mr. Ikechukwu Anyanwu, agent area, Lagos, Mr. Lasisi Abimbola, Chief, Information Division, Mr. Benedict Uzor NECO and consultant, Dr. Chris Ogbogbo.
Okpalla disclosed this when he led the management team NECO Minna, Niger State at the Office of The Head of Corporate Publishing Limited Sun yesterday, Lagos. The NECO boss has been received by the Director General, Mr. Tony Onyima and staff management.
Debunk the notion that WAEC certificates are superior to those issued by NECO, Okpalla said, even in West Africa, the certificates of the board are not. He revealed that NECO has plans to introduce forged certificates of proof. "They are the equivalent exams. It's just that the candidates have more opportunities. Naturally, someone had written the two reviews that can serve the same purpose, a better chance, "he said. He said false certificate was not peculiar to NECO, adding that the situation was becoming embarrassing for the education system. He estimated that new certificates bearing exercise some security functions would be implemented soon and it would be difficult for anyone or group of blacksmithing.
The NECO boss said that the falsification of certificates is not limited to politicians, but many people work with fake certificates to note that when the new is introduced by the council, it would be difficult to falsify. On discrimination against NECO certificates, Okpalla said that this practice does not exist because the body was created by the federal government. Universities / polytechnics and colleges of education are the Federal Ministry of Education, so it would be unheard of for the government to create a review body whose schools would not accept certificates. His words: "It is incredible that a legitimate government of the day establish an examination board and a school refuses to accept the results. To the best of my knowledge, during the last five years, it was not an institution that refuses to accept students with NECO results. "
Okpalla also revealed that the management of NECO has adopted two approaches to fight against fraud examination. He mentioned the use of men in the Civil Defence Corps and the commitment of the university / polytechnic / college professors of higher education for certain schools.
Meanwhile, NECO registrar described The Sun Publishing Ltd. as partners in progress in the education sector and hopes that both organizations could join hands to raise children in Nigeria, noting, "we learned to really appreciate This organization attempting to redefine the future of the Nigerian child, which is our core value of NECO. Pages you education is one that has caught our attention with the kind of stories he covers the industry. "
Receive the management team NECO in his office, the CEO of Sun Publishing Ltd, Mr Onyima, told delegates that the paper is the highest circulating newspapers in the country and now prints at three locations in Lagos, Abuja and Aba arrives thus to more readers.
Onyima welcomed the invitation to join NECO with him and stressed that if the level of literacy in the country increases, the Sun newspapers could benefit. and accepted the challenge of Professor Okpalla to help champion the cause of fraud examination. Among the management team include NECO, Director, Examinations, Abubakar Alhaji Gana, Special Assistant to the Registrar, Mr. Ikechukwu Anyanwu, agent area, Lagos, Mr. Lasisi Abimbola, Chief, Information Division, Mr. Benedict Uzor NECO and consultant, Dr. Chris Ogbogbo.
