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.
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