New Nigeria People’s Party presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Tuesday pledged that he would ensure that all university entrance exams are free for Nigerians.
According to him, his administration, if elected in 2023, will ensure that parents don’t have to pay a penny as fees to the West African Examinations Board, WAEC, Admissions and Admissions Board (JAMB) ) and the National Examinations Council.
Kwankwaso, the former Governor of Kano State, said his manifesto is now on public display in Abuja.
In addition to guaranteeing free forms of testing, Kwankwaso said JAMB results under his government will have a shelf life of four years.
The NNPP presidential candidate has also pledged to eliminate Nigeria’s 20 million out-of-school children within the next four years.
In the document, Kwankwaso maintained that examination bodies are not revenue generating agencies and must not operate as such.
He described as misnomer notion that any examination body will generate income and contribute to the federation accounts
The document said, “Examination bodies are service agencies that facilitate access to higher education and training for our teaming young population.
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“For our administration, no Nigerian child shall be denied the Opportunity to write WAEC, NECO, JAMB, etc., because of their inability to pay exorbitant registration/examination fees. These examinations shall be free and all application forms for admission into Tertiary Education Institutions shall also be free;
“These examination bodies will be adequately funded by the kwankwaso administration.
“The notion that matriculation examination in Nigeria expires after one year will be stopped forthwith. JAMB results under the Kwankwaso government will have a lifespan of four years and TEIs will be required to accept these results for the purposes of admission.”
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