The Rivers State Chapter of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of secondary schools (ANCOPSS) has expressed concern over the non-Uniformity of fees paid by candidates for the unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The body stated that this could result n exploitation of candidates by various universities in the form of charging unnecessarily high fees for the Examination.

President of the body in Rivers State, Dr Angusta Fubara made this known Friday to The Tide in an exclusive Interview in Port Harcourt at a 2-day “Civil Society Summit on 2010 Bridget of Rivers State”.

Dr Fubara stated that ANCOPSS believes that there is no need for the Post UTME, “however since the federal government says it must hold, there is also the need for the government to ensure that fees paid for the examination is uniform across the country.”

According to her, among other things such directives will inculcate in tertiary institution the need to be reasonable on fees collected for the examination.

“It will also ease the financial burden on Parents, source of who may have more than one child/ward to cater for.”

The ANCOPSS boss also used the opportunity to call on parents to be more focus in the upbringing of their children and wards, saying that “these days in Nigeria only few children are ready to sit down and study for their Exams without being properly guided, and leaving this for teachers alone is not right.”

According to her, Parents’ attitude towards their children’s education also contribution to the mass failure currently experienced in Nigeria’s educational system.

“Parents should, therefore, turn a new leaf and ensure that they systematically, but painstatingly monitor their children education.”

The summit, which took place at Hartford Hotel, Port Harcourt was organised by the Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre (CIRDDCC), Nigeria in Collaboration with USAID.

Sogbeba Dokubo