Rep Wants NECO Promotion Exams Decentralised Due To Insecurity

The House of Representatives has moved to suspend the National Examination Council (NECO) promotion examinations scheduled to take place at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, on February 14 and 15, citing security concerns.

This comes after the lawmaker representing Afijio, Oyo West, Oyo East, and Atiba West federal constituency of Oyo State, Akeem Adeniyi, brought forward a motion of urgent national importance on Wednesday arguing that it is “perilous to ask one thousand five hundred federal staff of the National Examination Council (NECO) to travel all the way to Minna for promotion examinations amid insecurity and hardship in the country.”

Adeniyi pointed out that in the past, NECO has conducted similar promotion exams for its staff at regional offices without requiring a large gathering in one location.

He asserted that “the examination body which conducts examinations for candidates all over the country has the capacity to conduct promotion examinations for her staff in different States of the Federation.”

The motion highlighted the ongoing security challenges in parts of Nigeria. It also notes the economic hardship caused by travel costs for staff coming from across the country.

The House referred the motion to the Committee on Education examinations board and basic education for further review.