The Ekiti State Government has debunked report by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) that it inflated the May/June...
The Ekiti State Government has debunked report by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting that it inflated the May/June 2020 West African Examination Council fees of the Senior Secondary School 3 pupils in public schools by 25 percent.
But the ICIR alleged the government inflated the examination fees with N3, 500, a 25 percent increase on each of the 14, 242 students of public schools in the state. A statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Aare Muyiwa Olumilua described the allegation as spurious and tissues of lies, saying the purveyors were either ignorant of the incidental expenses relating to the conduct of the examination or simply failed to patiently carry out the required due diligence, before going public with their report.
According to him, Government also paid for Reagent requirements for laboratory practicals from the various schools, Albums with candidates’ passport photographs for the archives, logistics for the administration of the examination, which would include transportation for Principals and Registrars of schools, uniform identity cards for the students, and e-registration by cybercafés.
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