Withheld Results: Respite for Kano students as Ganduje releases fund to pay NECO

Kano State Government has confirmed owing the National Examination Council NECO urging opposition to stop playing politics with the issue.

Solacebase reports that the National Examination Council two weeks ago released the 2021 NECO results with the exception of some states owing the examination body.

The examination body said recently said Zamfara, Adamawa, Kano, Gombe, Borno and Niger state governments are owing the council N1.8 billion debt for the students they registered in 2019.

The situation created tensions among parents and students in Kano, as their wards examination results were yet to be released by NECO which is already affecting their chances of gaining admission into tertiary institutions.

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However, in a statement issued by the ministry of education public relations officer, Aliyu Yusuf, on Tuesday night, said the education commissioner, Muhammad Sanusi Kiru confirmed that the state government has released fund for the payment of the fees to NECO to pave way for the release of the results.

‘’Accordingly, the Ministry has reached out to Bayero University, Kano, the two state owned universities and other tertiary institutions on the extension of the admission process to the end of November, 2021, ‘’said the statement.

However the statement said the commissioner urged the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to stop playing politics with the issue as the payment of NECO/ WAEC was worst during their tenure.

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‘’We would like to make it clear that no one stands to benefit from the politicisation of education which every sensible administration should  avail its citizens.’’

‘’After all, the incident of delay in releasing NECO/ WAEC results in Kano could be traced to the era of Kwankwaso administration when the state was unable to settle WAEC Examination fees, which prompted the then state government to cancel the sponsorship of Kano indigenes from writing WAEC.’’

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‘’Unfortunately,  the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is attempting to distort this historical fact and exploiting the situation by peddling falsehood.’’