Sanusi decries mass failure by northern students
Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II
Citing poor quality of teachers particularly in Northern public secondary schools, Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has charged state governors in the region to recruit qualified tutors to check mass failure by students in senior school certificate examination.
Sanusi, who lamented the recurrent poor performance of candidates writing the National Examinations Council (NECO) particularly in northern Nigeria blamed government for the shortage of trained teachers in public schools.
The emir, who spoke yesterday while receiving the management team of the National Examinations Council, insisted that the performance of students in any examination could only be measured on credibility and efficiency of their teachers.
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I can´t understand the Emir when Hausa youths are at of this year being given scholarships to study Hausa language in Poland.
Whaaaaat? Did that happen?
This Emir sef..Crying over a natural phenomenon tht has lasted for ages…Hsa flni/Kanuri Boko Haram=Western education is forbidden. .. Why wailing over waec,jamb failures by una children up north?..Hehehehe ?
What does he expect from quota education and/or way of life? More geese to their elbows!
Gbam
No problem sir. Even the President’s cert is controversial.
We will review and take appropriate action.