Those Found Guilty Of Exam Malpractice May Spend Three Years In Jail - Oyo State Government

The Oyo State Post-Primary Teaching Service Commission Chairman, , Akinade Alamu, has on Tuesday, disclosed that the Oyo state government could commence the enforcement of the examination malpractice Act contained in the Nigerian 1999 Constitution.

Earlier in the year, some teachers found guilty of offences bordering around examination malpractices had their licenses suspended during the West African Senior School Certificate (WAEC) Examination.

Alamu, while speaking to journalists in Ibadan said the Act states that a three year jail term or fine of N100,000 or both is/are the sanctions for anyone caught and found guilty of flouting exam rules in the country.

He stated that the government has put in place certain measures to addressing examination malpractices in the state and insisted that it would leave no stone unturned in ensuring the enforcement of examination conduct laws in line with the constitution of the country. 

Regarding the teachers suspended earlier in the year, he said the government had not decided on what final decision to take. whether to let them go or take the case further. 

,“We have received appeals from traditional rulers and the Nigeria Union of Teachers. But we have very high regard for NUT, a very noble union of professionals. We respect the leadership of NUT and its members, NUT is a union that gave maximum cooperation to Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration since its inception." Alamu said

“When we came on board, we decided that this problem should be nipped in the bud and we started sanctioning the erring teachers and principals. So, we have done it for two to three years now, suspending teachers that were involved and we want you to understand that examination malpractice is criminal.At the end we took administrative steps to address the issues and when we did it, there had been appeals and pleadings from various quarters.”