Examination malpractice

Examination malpracticef has risen to a frightening proportion. It is sophisticated and institutionalized. Efforts by government administration and stakeholders in the educational sector to curtail the ugly trend have not yielded any fruit. Examination malpractice has long graduated from the normal 'gyraffing' at neighbor's work, using key points, notes or textbooks or copying on sheets of paper referred to as microchips, copying on desks also known as 'desktop publishing' to more advanced and more organized systems of buying questions from examination bodies or corrupt bank officials entrusted with the safekeeping of the examination question papers. Also, syndicates have been able to arrange special centers for the special candidates they enrol for the examination with the connivance of examination bodies for the easy flow of malpractice. These MIRACLE centers enjoys the patronage of some corrupt school administrators and examination officers. Examination malpractice thrives in a corrupt society which indicates that it is a reflection of the society. It is the mind of the people therefore, it can only be tackled in the mind. To effectively fight this war against examination malpractice, all agents of socialization must participate actively. Parents/guardians must deliberately discourage their children from further participation in the act by stopping the financing of examination malpractice for them. They must encourage their children to study harder instead.

Examination bodies must totally dissociate themselves from activities of malpractice syndicates and stop special centers. Anyone caught cheating should be made to face the music irrespective of status or connections