Ogun State Bans Underage Common Entrance Candidates

Modupe Mujota, Ogun State Commissioner for education (Photo File)

Ogun State Commissioner Of Education Oversees 18,500 Children Who Sat For Common Entrance.

The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs. Modupe Mujota has prohibited underage siting for common entrance examination into public secondary schools with boarding facilities in the state.

Represented by Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Sefiu Rasheed, the commissioner who was fielding questions from reporters, after monitoring the entrance examination in some schools in Abeokuta, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the examination.

She also commended the efforts of stakeholders at ensuring the timely arrival of examination materials and the conduct of parents and candidates at the various examination centres in the state.

Punch reports that a total of 18,500 candidates seeking admission into the 31 public secondary schools with boarding facilities, which are spread across the three senatorial districts of the state, sat for the common entrance examination.

Among the  centres visited were Abeokuta Girls Grammar School, Onikolobo; St. Peters’ College, Olomore and Baptist Boys High School, Saje, all in Abeokuta.