- Ohanaeze Ndigbo says criticizes the cut-off marks for unity schools saying some states were unjustly favoured
- The group says while Abia state has 65 as cut-off mark, some states in the north have seven or 10
- It also expresses reservations over the re-instatement and promotion of Ibrahim Othman, one of the alleged masterminds of the APO six killing in 2006
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has disagreed with the federal education ministry over what it described as the continued alleged discriminatory cut-off point in unity schools in Nigeria.
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in a statement reported by Vanguard, alleged that under the guise of educationally disadvantaged areas, some states have been unduly favoured with very low cut off marks while others have unacceptably high points.
“For instance, whereas Abia state has 65 points for male and female, some states in the North have as low as seven points for female and 10 points for male.
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“This cannot continue. And funny enough, when products of this unjust system graduate, the same so-called educationally disadvantaged specie will get jobs and preferential treatment before his ‘advantage’ colleague.
“This is robbing Peter to pay Paul. This is the highest degree of in-built terror against some people in Nigeria and it must stop. It has got to stop. This favoritism must stop if we want to continue as one nation,” the group said.
It also reportedly condemned the re-instatement and promotion of Ibrahim Othman, one of the alleged masterminds of the APO six killing in 2006.
“Othman was recently re-instated and is now an Assistant Inspector General of Police. This is a great insult to the sensibility of the victims and dependants of the deceased traders.
“There is no part of the world where this kind of callousness can happen and we call on the IG of police and the federal government to reconsider the shameful act.
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“We also call for investigation into the ownership of oil blocs in Nigeria to ensure it meets geographical spread.
“The DPR and NNPC should publish the ownership structure of oil blocs in Nigeria,” the group said.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that parents of candidates sitting for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination were recently told to stay away from computer-based centers by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
The warning was given by Prof Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB registrar, while monitoring the Mock UTME at the Kogo and Veritas University CBT centres on Monday, February 26.
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Source: Naija.ng