Six teachers demoted in Oyo over exam malpractices

Six teachers in the employ of Oyo State Government have been demoted for their alleged involvement in examination malpractices.

This was made known via a memo from the Oyo State Post Primary Schools Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), after it found the teachers culpable.

The memo dated April 26, 2023 was signed by Mrs. Orowale M. I. on behalf of the commission’s chairman and addressed to the Tutor-General in Saki zone of the state.

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According to the letter, the teachers were involved in examination malpractices during the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

Those demoted included Ogunkunle Musibau O., from Grade 14 to 13, and Popoola Akeem Abiola, from Grade 8 to 7, both from Owo Community Grammar School, Owo.

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Others are Mustapha Bolanle Nureni, from Grade 15 to 14, Ahmed Adamu Ademola, from Grade 10 to 9, Titilola Ajeleye John, from Grade 10 to 9, and Adegbola Abraham Titilope, from Grade 8 to 7.

The four teachers are from Progressive Secondary Grammar School in Tede.
The commission said the decision to demote the teachers was a result of the findings of the panel set up to investigate them.

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