{"id":165220,"date":"2022-03-21T21:58:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=165220"},"modified":"2022-03-21T21:58:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:58:36","slug":"rivers-demotes-14-principals-withdraws-21-school-licences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/rivers-demotes-14-principals-withdraws-21-school-licences\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers demotes 14 principals, withdraws 21 school licences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rivers State Government has announced the immediate demotion of 14 principals of public schools, as well as the withdrawal of the operational licenses of 21 private schools over their alleged involvement in examination malpractices.<\/p>\n<p>The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ebeku said the action followed a letter written to the state ministry of Education by the West African Examination Council containing a list of 35 schools secondary schools in the state that have been delisted and their offences with respect to some malpractices in the conduct of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/waec-releases-results-of-private-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WAEC<\/a> exams in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner said,\u201d We received a letter from the WAEC containing the list of.35 secondary schools in the state have been delisted for the purpose of writing WAEC examinations and their offences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially bothered on the fact that they were discovered that there were some malpractices in the conduct of last year\u2019s examinations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow upon receipt of the letter, we immediately invited the affected schools to a meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe presented this information to them and found that those at the helm of affairs in the various schools allowed this sort of situation to arise. Following that, we decided on certain sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor all principles who are still in service and who superintended at the time this situation arose, we have directed that they be demoted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor all schools that are found in the list, we have directed that their licenses to operate be withdrawn forthwith. This is the situation of things right now,\u201d Prof Ebeku stated.<\/p>\n<p>He said the state government led by Governor Nyesom Wike does not condone any form of examination malpractices whether in public or private schools in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have said it again and again that we have zero tolerance for exam malpractice. The WAEC is aware and they (WAEC) have actually written a letter to commend the commissioner for his efforts in ensuring that there are no malpractices in the schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we are living in human community and we have criminals, despite the fact that we have criminals justice system, criminals are still operating. So we don\u2019t tolerate malpractice. We will never,\u201d the commissioner stated.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that in the past the state government had disciplined and dismissed principals who are flouting the state government rules and regulations and also engage in malpractices in any form, saying,\u201d nAd the public is full aware of this.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rivers State Government has announced the immediate demotion of 14 principals of public schools, as well as the withdrawal of the operational licenses of 21 private schools over their alleged involvement in examination malpractices. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday. 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