UNIBEN suspends planned post-UTME
The
management of the University of Benin, Edo State, has announced the
suspension of its post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (PUTME) following the
announcement made by the Minister of Education,
Adamu Adamu, who instructed the nation’s tertiary institutions to stop the
conduct of the exercise.
“If any tertiary institution has
conducted the post-UTME, such an exercise stands annulled and money
taken from candidates must be returned immediately,” Adamu had said in a
statement through the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, in
the ministry, Mr. Ben Mem Goong.
The Public Relations Officer of
the university, Mr. Michael Osasuyi, said on Tuesday that the suspension
was with immediate effect and in compliance with the Federal
Government’s directive.
“We
are suspending this exercise now, in compliance with the Federal
Government directive. We are suspending forthwith,” Osasuyi said.
The screening was scheduled to begin on June 27 and last for two weeks.
It
was also learnt that some candidates, whose tests were supposed to take
place on Monday and Tuesday showed up for the exercise before they were
informed of the suspension.
But the university’s spokesman called
for calm, adding that the institution would communicate further
information on the suspension to its prospective students.
“They
(candidates) should just be calm and rest assured that the University
of Benin will not in any way flout the Federal Government’s directive
and will not in any way undermine their choice for the university,” he
said.
