Edo State students have recorded another mass failure in the November/December 2010 NECO examination, results from the National Examinations Council (NECO) has shown.

Out of the 25 subjects taken by students from the state, none of the participating students had up to 50 per cent pass mark in the examination set for graduating secondary school students.

This has raised concern among relevant parties, with teachers and parents trading blames as to who is responsible for the poor academic performances of students in the state.

Those who spoke to NEXT on the development attributed the cause of the mass failure to many factors, including lack of qualified teachers, particularly in private schools, and the premium they place on money. Others include lack of reading culture among the students, and loss of societal values. Owners of private schools were also indicted in the mass failure of students, as many of them have turned their schools to ‘miracle centres’, where students easily indulge in examination malpractices after paying high fees to the school owners.

Solomon Osarenren, who teaches Mathematics in a private school in Benin City, blames lack of seriousness on the part of the students, lazy approach to study, and lack of infrastructure in the schools, as some of the factors responsible for the decline in the performance of the students.

“So long as students attach more importance to mundane things and spend more time surfing the Internet and watching movies, it will be difficult for them to excel in their studies. After all, students of those days performed even better than students of today, even without those infrastructures that are in schools of today,” Mr Osarenren said.

An educationist, Roland Asoro, who decried the rate of mass failure in examinations in the state in particular and the country at large, advised the government to take proactive steps to address the trend. He called for regular training and re-training of teachers, as well as the provision of learning aids in the schools.

Mr Asoro also admonished parents and guardians to supervise and regulate activities of their children at home, with a view to making them more responsible and serious.

Some parents, however, said that the bulk of the blame should not be attributed to them alone. They argue that teachers are also responsible for the poor performance of students in external examinations.

A parent, Osarobo Asemota, whose child attends one of the private schools in Benin City, argued that teachers can only give what they have academically.

According to her, many of the teachers, especially in some private schools, lack the minimum qualifications required. She also called for consistency in the educational policies of government.

“We want all concerned to urgently address this ugly development. If things continue the way they are, ten years from now, the country may inherit half baked workforce,” Ms Asemota said.

When contacted on phone, special assistant on education to Governor Oshiomhole, Alli Sule, said: “We are still studying the result at the ministry level. We shall come out with our position later.”

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Oshiomole should resign if he his not capable of developing that state anymore.

Moved to education section.

Oshiomole should resign if he his not capable of developing that state anymore.

I guess you know nothing about Edo State. You should blame the past PDP led administration not Oshiomhole or the ACN.

there was massive failure across the country. besides, NECO is a national body not Edo state. we should blame the PDP led government for the degradation of education for the past 12 years.

D guy who posted this article am sure he his a litle bit insane,if u want to campain for any of ur fraudsters party (PDP)go to d media.dont blame d present governor.idiot

D guy who posted this article am sure he his a litle bit insane,if u want to campain for any of ur fraudsters party (PDP)go to d media.dont blame d present governor.idiot

D guy who posted this article am sure he his a litle bit insane,if u want to campain for any of ur fraudsters party (PDP)go to d media.dont blame d present governor.idiot

dominique:

there was massive failure across the country. besides, NECO is a national body not Edo state. we should blame the PDP led government for the degradation of education for the past 12 years.

Did our education begin to degrade from the past 12 years or beyond that?, ACN is in charge now and they should be blamed or who are you going to blame if the same thing happens for the next three years?.

I can follow your logic that we should not blame PDP but the past military governments that has caused the degredation of education all over the country.

Raylight_1:

Oshiomole should resign if he his not capable of developing that state anymore.

I guess you know nothing about Edo State. You should blame the past PDP led administration not Oshiomhole or the ACN.

So what is the job then of oshiomole and ACN in edo state if we cannot hold them accountable to issues like this?

opeyemiaby:

D guy who posted this article am sure he his a litle bit insane,if u want to campain for any of your fraudsters party (PDP)go to d media.dont blame d present governor.

States Governments are in charge of secondary school education in nigeria so cut the crap and lets focus on the root cause of this problem.

Oshiomole and the ACN led government has failed edo state in terms of education and he should resign if he is not competent enough to deliver the mandate anymore.

States Governments are in charge of secondary school education in nigeria so cut the crap and lets focus on the root cause of this problem.

Oshiomole and the ACN led government has failed edo state in terms of education and he should resign if he is not competent enough to deliver the mandate anymore.

Guy, you've got nothing to say. Is it Oshomhole that will write the exam for the students? Anyone who is not prepared for any examination will definitly fail it. Ok? So, discuss something else and stop blaming Oshomhole or the ACN.

Perhaps the opposition Party (PDP) has shared twenty-twenty naira to you all that's why you've come here to write rubbish against ACN. I'm not a politician but I'm seriously against whatever anyone says against this administration because it's the best Edo State has ever experienced.

To hell with PDP.

Raylight_1:

Guy, you've got nothing to say. Is it Oshomhole that will write the exam for the students? Anyone who is not prepared for any examination will definitly fail it. Ok? So, discuss something else and stop blaming Oshomhole or the ACN.

Please read the article again because unpreparedness is not the only factor highlighted for the mass failures in edo state. For the records again administration of secondary schools is solely in the hands of state governments except federal colleges. Oshiomole is the governor and ACN is the government in charge right now so they are the ones we should direct our grievances to. They are the one responsible for the administration of secondary school education in that state.

Raylight_1:

Perhaps the opposition Party (PDP) has shared twenty-twenty naira to you all that's why you've come here to write rubbish against ACN. I'm not a politician but I'm seriously against whatever anyone says against this administration because it's the best Edo State has ever experienced.

To hell with PDP.

Just hyperventilating and drawing up unnecessary conclusions when i have never even mentioned PDP in this thread. If this is what the best administration can give to edo people then we should weeping for the future of Nigerians. I am not blinded by stupid total support for oshiomole or ACN, where ever there are lapses then we should point it to them and make sure it is fixed. No person or party is perfect, even fashola of Lagos state still have a lot to do. Education in edo state needs a fix and the oshiomole led ACN government should see to correction of that.

though am not into politics for all i kia but mixing politics wv education is total madness, d teachers teachn d studs presently were d ones teaching dem bfor d acn govnor, or were dey sacked or did he appoint acn teachers, seriously am afraid naija night neva grow if dis continues

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And how will you fix the problem if you were the governor, please give details and time frame.