The
Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has distributed funds to principals
of the 247 secondary schools in the state to
acquire materials for the science practical during the upcoming Senior
Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE).
Making
the presentation to school principals, Wike said that with the distribution of
the science equipment and materials for practical, principals have no reason to
demand illegal levies of any kind from students in public schools.
Represented
by the Chairman of the Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools Board, Chief David
Briggs, the governor directed that all science practical materials for
2015/2016 WAEC remain free for every students to use, warning that no principal
should surcharge any student for the practical materials which are provided
free and at no cost to Rivers people.
The
governor said: “This is a proof of my commitment to a functional educational
system where no child is denied the opportunity of writing the SSCE simply
because they are from less-privileged background.
“The
funds that will be released to the schools are meant to ensure that they buy
consumables required for the SSCE science practical. No principal should, on
any account, levy any student for the purchase of perishable consumables for
science practical”, he said.
Responding,
Principal of CSS, Rumuapara in Obio/Akpor LGA, Mrs Leyiga Ebeh Charity,
commended the governor for taking into consideration the plight of the
less-privileged by distributing the science
equipment and practical materials.
Also
speaking, Principal of GGSS, Koroma-Tai, Mr Kuete Teekaa, said with the
distribution of the science equipment backed by funds for perishables used in
SSCE science practical, there was no
excuse for any principal to indulge in charging illegal levies for SSCE .
Culled
from www.tidenewsonline.com
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