The Delta State Government has reiterated its collaboration with the National Examination Council (NECO) towards putting measures in place to curb all manners of examination malpractices during forthcoming 2025 examination.
The State Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mrs. Rose Ezewu stated this in Asaba while declaring open the 2025 preliminary coordination for Home Economics, Animal Husbandry Subjects and Physical Education practicals .
Ezewu, who was represented at the event by the Functioning Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Daniel Akiri, said that the workshop was an important ceremony in preparation for 2025 Home Economics NECO Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) external examination, scheduled to commence in few weeks.
She stated that NECO was a national examination conducted for senior secondary school students, stressing that efforts should be made to improve her performance annually.
While saying that some hitches experienced by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) would serve as a guide in avoiding such situations in the course of the examinations, the Commissioner urged NECO to ensure that all logistics were in place for hitch free conduct of the examination.
Ezewu noted that the essence of the coordination was to allow uniformity in assessing the practical aspects of Home Economics in a bid to improve students’ performances in the external examination.
In his address, the State Coordinator of NECO, Mr. Harry Uhunamure commended the Secondary Education Commissioner and her Ministry for their unwavering support and patriotism to ensure the smooth conduct of NECO practicals in the state.
Uhunamure however reminded the examiners that the practical section was the precursor to the main examination, urging them to handle the practicals conscientiously and meticulously.
He explained that the use of the various forms that were provided was vital for proper documentation during the examination, stating that the forms should be filled appropriately with relevant information.
In their separate remarks, the chief examiner for Home Economics subject, Mrs. Grace Oruremu and her counterpart in charge of Animal Husbandry subject, Mr. Tony Igbigbi appreciated NECO and the State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education for organizing the workshop.
Igbigbi specifically decried the lack of commitment of schools nowadays to rearing animals in the school premises, a development he said was discouraging students from offering animal husbandry as a subject.
He said that there was economic gain in studying animal husbandry in secondary school.
