The House of Representatives seems to be talking out of both sides of
its mouth with the recent report that it has endorsed the JAMB CBT.
It would be recalled that the Hose of Reps earlier directed that JAMB revert to the use of PPT or adopt the two and allow candidates make their choice.
In a recent development, the Chairman of the House Committee on Basic
Education, Mr Zakari Muhammed, during a visit to one of the CBT centres,
said the members of the House Committee on Basic Education have thrown
their weight to the Computer-Based Test as it is part of the Federal
Government’s plan to improve the education sector and in line with with
global best practices.
In his words, “Basically, we need to be educated more. We are in support
of the CBT and we cannot go back to paper-pencil; we must be in tandem
with the world in the conduct of our examinations.
“The House (of Representatives) did not take any position on CBT, but
there were fractions on the floor as to the adoption of both methods and
I believe it is the reason why the House Committee on Basic Education
was mandated to investigate. Nigeria cannot afford to maintain double
standard as we know other African countries such as Uganda have been to
our country to replicate our system such as the CBT.”.
Sources- My school.com
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