Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara has approved the release of N152.6 million to settle the registration fees of 24,323 students who recently sat for the May/June 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations conducted by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC.
The 24,323 students are indigenes of the state.
A statement on Friday by Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy to the Governor, Malam Isa Gusau, said the approval complies with an established sponsorship policy in which the state government contributes 45% cost of registration fees per pupil while parents and guardians contribute 25% with local government areas paying the balance of 30% for pupils of their councils.
The Governor’s approval, according to Gusau, followed a request made by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mohammed Abacha.
The statement read: “The Governor wishes with the best of luck, that pupils who sat for the examinations make Borno proud by the time the 2019 results are out.
“He expects that contributions from the state and local government areas will inspire all pupils preparing towards future examinations to dedicate themselves to studies. The Governor also expect that government efforts will encourage parents, to in continued manner, play their critical roles to support the learning and good characters of their children and wards.”
Gusau said the governor instructed school administrators and teachers to be consistent in doing everything humanly possible to uphold high standard in teaching and the preparation of pupils for all examinations, especially towards the Senior School Certificates, which oftentimes, determine the professional future of citizens.