The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has shut Tower Primary School, Oba, over their alleged involvement in examination malpractice during the 2023 Transition Placement Examination.
The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced the closure after a meeting to investigate the case of the misconduct brought against a Parent-Teacher Association teacher, Precious Chibuzo, who invigilated the exam at the Umuogali Community Primary School, Oba.
It was gathered that the school’s proprietress allegedly sneaked into the examination hall, connived with the PTA teacher, took a photograph of the question paper, solved the questions and supplied answers to the candidates. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Nnaemeka Egwuonwu, said investigation carried out by the ministry following reports from pupils of Triumphant Cross School, Oba, revealed that proprietress of the Tower Academy, Oba, connived with the students in the misconduct.
Egwuonwu said, “The proprietress sneaked into the examination hall, connived with the PTA teacher, took a photograph of the question paper, solved questions and supplied answers to the candidates.
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