The Osun Examination Board bill 2022 has scaled through second reading at Plenary of the Osun House of Assembly.
Remarking during the plenary on Thursday, the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, noted that the Osun Examination Board bill would be of good advantage for the state if passed into law.
Owoeye also noted that the bill would enhance training for the examiners in the state.
According to him, โThe Osun Examination Board bill will add value to conduct of examination and education sector if passed into law.
โOne of the benefits to be derived from the bill is that examination malpractice will be curbed among students.โ
The Speaker also assured that the bill, when passed into law, would also serve as training ground for examiners across the state.
The House Majority Leader, Maroof Olanrewaju, while enumerating the benefits of the bill noted that lots of benefits would be derived by the state if the bill is passed into law.
Olanrewaju also assured that the Osun Examination Board would facilitate changes in examination conducts in the state.
In his words, โThe bill would promote the education policy of the government and regulate examinations conducts in the state.
โThe bill would also provide consultancy services for examiners and examination writers in the state.โ
Olanrewaju also added that when the bill becomes law, it would improve the stateโs Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
โThe bill will be liaison between government and private schools in the state.
โExamination malpractice will be eliminated in the education sector if the bill is passed into lawโ he added.
While assuring that the bill would empower the board to cancel and withhold the result of culprits involved in examination malpractices, he urged for speedy passage of the bill for good people of the students and state.