The Ebonyi State Examination Development Centre (EDC) has cleared a long-standing backlog in the issuance of First School Leaving Certificates and fully digitalised its operations, bringing relief to thousands of candidates who previously waited years to receive their results.
The Registrar of the Centre, Dr Lawrence Otusinkama, made this known while receiving members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly Committee on Education, led by its Chairman, Barr Nwodo Aloysius Nwodo, during an oversight visit to the Centre.
Otusinkama said the Centre now releases examination results and First School Leaving Certificates within 30 days after examinations are conducted, ending years of delays that had held back candidates from progressing academically.
“These reforms have enabled candidates to proceed to the next stage of their academic journey without unnecessary delays. Under Governor Nwifuru, the Centre has witnessed a remarkable turnaround that has restored public trust in Ebonyi State’s examination system,” he said.
The Registrar attributed the transformation to reforms introduced under his leadership and the backing of Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru’s administration.
He recalled that state-conducted examinations in Ebonyi were once met with widespread scepticism, but that the current administration’s emphasis on transparency, standardisation and credibility has repositioned the Centre’s examinations as trusted qualifications recognised by parents, schools and candidates alike.
Otusinkama added that the Centre has maintained affordable examination fees, adhered strictly to its approved calendar and received logistical support from the state government, including the provision of a Sienna bus for operations.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Education, Barr Nwodo Aloysius Nwodo, described the oversight visit as part of the Assembly’s constitutional responsibility to assess the Centre’s performance and identify areas needing legislative support. He stressed that the visit was not a witch-hunt but an effort to strengthen institutional performance in line with Governor Nwifuru’s People’s Charter of Needs policy on education.
Nwodo commended Otusinkama for his innovative leadership and described the Centre’s transformation as evidence of purposeful management.
The Deputy Leader of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Joseph Ununu, and the member representing Edda East Constituency, Stephen Orji Igwe, also praised the Registrar for his sustained efforts to improve examination administration in the state.
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