Imo State House of Assembly has mandated tertiary institutions in the state to ensure that their graduating students are not subjected to undue and unwarranted delays in the processing and release of the statements of results, transcripts, and certificates.
Moving the Motion, the Chief Sponsor and Member Representing Ezinihitte Mbaise State Constituency, Hon Dr. Henry Agbasonu, expressed worry over the delay in releasing transcripts, certificates, and statements of results of graduating students.
According to him, it has become the “Culture of Corruption” of Tertiary Institutions in Imo State to deliberately delay the issuance of transcripts, statements of results, and certificates to graduating students. Agbasonu, who is also the Chairman of the House Committee on Education, explained that the issue of results and certificates in tertiary institutions in Imo State has become very frustrating and demoralizing, which discourages new students from seeking admission into tertiary institutions in the state. He attributed this to corrupt tendencies where people intentionally make things difficult for others, to rip them off scarce resources.
“Some students may need to further their education in other Institutions but face very difficult tasks in getting transcripts. “It has become difficult for graduates to do their Masters and postgraduate courses, because of the difficulty it takes in having first degree certificates issued to them.” He also expressed sadness that from 2020 to 2023, the results of the pupils and students who sat for both the Basic Education and Certificate Examination (BECE) and First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) are yet to be released, noting that both examinations are conducted by the Ministry of Education, through the Examination Development Centre, EDC. He argued that the Ministry of Education has no cogent reason or explanation for the delay in releasing the results for four consecutive years, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
He thereafter beckoned on other colleagues to support his motion to urge the governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma to direct the Ministry of Education to correct the anomaly.
Higher Education: Imo Assembly To Halt Delay In Results Release
