” Collection of fees without exams, Scam, evil.”
Few months ago, the National Youth Alliance, NYA Imo state Chapter, raised the alarm that Imo pupils were yet to sit for the 2024/2025 Common Entrance/ Basic Certificate and the Junior WAEC examinations,the Imo government responded to our Press release with her usual propaganda and insults, tagging NYA a Non existing organization. We resisted the urge to respond to such clueless statement because Imo people already know the lack of responsibility style of Imo state government in all ramifications.
Unfortunately,till date, Imo pupils and students who paid for the Common Entrance and Junior WAEC examinations are yet to sit for the examinations,yet the Imo government led by Sen Hope Uzodinma collected money for these exams.
How best can one describe payment without delivery of service, if not as a scam?
Sadly, the new Academic year has resumed for the 2024/2025 academic year,with Imo pupils still in limbo on how to gain admission into JSS 1 and SS1. It is an Academic Abortion to gain admission into JSS 1 and y SS1 without the prerequisites of a common Entrance and Junior WAEC examination results.
These two examinations are basics.
This ugly scenario goes to show how unserious and grossly retarded the current administration is, when it comes to education.
Truly, you don’t give what you don’t have.
Its on record that this government believes that investment in education is a waste of resources that would not yield any money.
For the state government,any venture that doesn’t take in money, is not worth it.
It will be on record too,that under the Uzodimma’s administration, Imo pupils and students were denied their fundamental human rights to common Entrance & Junior Waec examinations which is an offence under the Child’s Right Act 2003
The National Youth Alliance NYA Imo state chapter, views this action as not only shameful but a gross abuse of power and lacking in administrative acumen.
Above all this is an onslaught against Imo youths whose future the Imo state government is cluelessly toiling with.
We therefore demand that the Imo state government *refund* the fees paid by parents for the examinations under discourse with immediate effect.
We also demand that Imo government should tender an unreserved apology for her failures to conduct these examinations till date, September 17, 2024.
It’s clear that these examinations would never be taken anymore because the 2024/2025 Academic year has already begun.
No responsible government would joke with the Education of her Youths,but here in Imo,the APC government reportedly is out to kill education.
Imo education system has gone from worse to worst since Gov Uzodinma took over as governor. Schools are dilapidated and in terrible shapes, yet the government allegedly engages in jamborees.
This is the sorry state of Imo education system and it calls for concern.
The time to save Imo Education System is now!
Comrade Chinonso Uba Nonsonkwa
Chairman Imo NYA
17th September 2024
