The Lagos State Government on Thursday cautioned parents not to pay any fee or levy for the Junior Secondary School (JSS3) Basic Education Certificate Examination for students in the state.
Mrs Adebunmi
Adekanye, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Education, said
this on Thursday in Alausa while reacting to alleged extortion from
parents whose children would be sitting for the examination.
Adekanye said the state government had paid the fees of all students sitting for the examination in the state.
According
to her, JSS3 students sitting for the BEC examination in the state
should not pay any money to anyone under any guise, as all fees relating
to the examination have been fully paid by the state government.
She
warned public officials to desist from extorting money from parents
under various guises which included payment for practical examinations.
She said anyone caught in the act would face the consequences of their action.
Adekanye
said that in furtherance of the free education policy of the state
government, all fees for all terminal examinations such as BECE and West
Africa Senior School Certificate of Education were fully paid by the
government.
She said the gesture was to ease the burden on
parents as well as create equal opportunities for all qualified students
to sit for the examinations and prove their mettle, irrespective of the
circumstances or financial position of their parents.
Adekanye
urged students and parents to report any government official requesting
for money whatsoever to the Tutor-Generals in their education districts
or ministry of education, Alausa, for prompt action
Source:- Dailytrustng
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