In the year 2009, Ebonyi state dropped from 2nd
to 12 in index of examination malpractice, due to the manifestation of the
fruitfulness of initiated programes and polices of the governor of the state.
This can be seen in pg 14 of Nigerian
patriots, February 23
2009. The Hon. Commissioner For education then Mr Agha
Sunday Okoro stated that the improvement of the state in the national examination
malpractice index from 2nd to 12th
position is a step to the right
direction, he gave his speech in 12th
edition of the WAEC state committee
meeting held in Abakaliki
The education boss restated the commitment of the present
administration to gradually but surely eliminate all factors that fan the embers of examination malpractice
through recruitment of teachers,
provision of residence for
teachers, to love at their areas of duties, and general motivation through
several welfare packages to enable
them impart in the students, desired
knowledge and values.
He
also re-emphatically stressed the
irrevocability of government
stance on the ban of registration of external candidates which
according to him had over the
years paved ways for students, who are
mostly drop-outs from neighboring states to embark on examination pilgrimage at
rural schools within the state, thereby ballooning malpractices tendencies