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Anselem Anokwute
Imo State House Of Assembly has condemned in its entirety the delayance in delivery of pupils and students results as at when due and officially mandated all the Imo State based Educational Managements, Tertiary Institutions in the State to ensure that their graduating students are not subjected to undue and unwarranted delays in the processing and release of the Statements of Result, Transcripts and Certificates.
In a Press release from Citizens Samuelson Iwuoha, a Consultants in the House Media Unit stated that in a Motion, Sponsored by the Member Representing Ezinihitte Mbaise State Constituency, Hon Dr Henry Agbasonu, expressed sadness over what he tagged “Culture Of Corruption” of Tertiary Institutions in Imo State in deliberately delaying the issuances of Transcripts, Statements of Result and Certificates to graduating students.
Displaying his displeasure on the matter, Hon Dr Agbasonu, who is also the Chairman of House Committee on Education, explained that the issue of result and certificate in the Tertiary Institutions in Imo State has become very frustrating, demoralizing and a discouragement for new students to seek admission into Tertiary Institutions in the State, due to unscrupulous delays in the timely release of results.
According to him, “Some students may need to further their education in other Institutions, but face very difficult tasks in getting transcripts. Perhaps, they have done the needful in clearance, school fees.
Agbasonu further stated that it has became terribly difficult for graduates to go for National Youth Service Corps or do their Masters and Post graduate courses, because of the difficulty it takes in having first degree Certificate.
Expressing his sadness Hon. Dr Agbasonu further condemned the delay in the Primary Schools Headmaster’s and the State Primary Schools management team to issue as quick as possible the First School Leaving Certificates and explained that, since 2020 to 2023, the results of the pupils and students who sat for both Basic Education and Certificate Examination (BECE) and First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) are yet to be released, noting that both examinations are conducted by the Ministry Of Education, through the Examination Development Centre, EDC.
The High performing lawmaker further explained that while BECE is an Examination written by JSS 3 students, FSLC is an Examination written by Primary 6 pupils.
He argued that the Ministry Of Education has no cogent reasons to offer as explanation for the delayances in releasing the results for four consecutive years, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
He further argued that while the results are yet to be released, affected students and pupils, especially the JSS 3 Students, had gone ahead to be promoted to the next class. “If the results are released today and it is discovered that some of the promoted JSS 3 students who are now in SS1, SS2 and SS3 failed their examination, will they come back to retake the JSS 3 exam”?
Thereafter, he beckoned on his Honourable Colleagues to support his Motion to urge the Education-friendly Governor, His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodimma to direct the Ministry Of Education to do the needful to correct the anomaly.
The Motion was jointly supported and seconded by Hon Barrister Chisom Ojukwu, Nkwerre and Hon Okey Udeze Ideato North, Hon Dr Francis Uzoma Osuoha Ohani/Egbema,n Hon Engr Uche Francis Agabige, Orsu, Hon Barrister Dominic Ezerioha Oru-west, Hon Chief Samuel Ogbunikpa Okigwe, Hon Chief Benneth Ozioma Ebonine, Njaba, as co sponsors .
In the absence of no dissenting voice against the Motion, the Speaker Of Imo State House Of Assembly, Rt Hon Chike Olemgbe proceeded with the prayers of the Motion as follows, BE IT RESOLVED by This Honourable House to urge the Management Teams of Tertiary Institutions in Imo State to ensure that their graduating students are not subjected to undue and unwarranted delays in the processing and release of the Statement Of Result, Transcripts and Certificate, BE IT ALSO RESOLVED BY This Honourable House to urgent the Governor, His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodimma to direct the Ministry of Education and EDC to release the BECE and FSLC results of 2020 to 2023 respectively, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Imo State Ministry of Education should come up with an Administrative Policy to ensure prompt release of results,v and to eradicate undue delay in the processing and release of Statements of Result, Certificates and Transcripts, and indeed, all relevant results in all Public Institutions in Imo State to ensure that our students and graduates are not subjected to unnecessary delay with it’s attendant consequences.