Obaseki orders arrest, prosecution of primary school teachers over exam malpractice

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has reportedly ordered the arrest of some primary school teachers over their alleged involvement in examination malpractice.

This development followed Governor Obaseki’s unscheduled visit to some selected School Leaving Certificate Examination centres of the state on Saturday.

It was gathered that Obaseki, who was in company of the Head of Service, Mrs. Gladys Idahor, and his Chief of Staff, Mr. Taiwo Akere, was angered by the actions of some teachers who were arrested while attempting to gain access into the centres in order to manipulate the examination.

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Obaseki said, “We are bothered about the corruption and malpractices in examination process. As you can see, a lot of parents had to be kept out particularly those from the private schools who may have paid for their children to do well.

“They wanted access into the schools to be able to influence the process of the exams and they were stopped. I am happy that our officials have done well in ensuring that the standards we require and want to set are met.

“For the private school teachers who were caught trying to influence the examination, they would face the law as we are going to investigate them. And l am sure that the ministry of education has its own rules on how to deal with such matters.”

Some of the Benin centres visited by the governor and his entourage include Ebenezer Primary School, Ivbyenova Primary School, St. Saviour; George Idah Primary School, and Ologbosere Primary School, in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the State.

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