We’ve paid all our examiners their allowances –NECO
By Uji A. Iliyasu
Abuja
The National Examinations Council (NECO) said they have paid the allowances of all the 72,138 examiners engaged as ad-hoc staff in the 2024 school-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
A statement from NECO’s Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Wednesday revealed that the Council actually commenced payment of the examiners on 4 October, 2024 through their various bank accounts, to ensure smooth reconciliation and to avoid clumsiness in the payment process.
“NECO has completed the payment of the examiners’ allowances as at today Wednesday 13th November, 2024, according to the payment plan of the Council.
“Also, it was discovered in the process that some Examiners submitted incorrect bank details, which the Council has reconciled with the affected examiners. Out of the 24 banks being used for the payment, all the banks have been cleared.
“It is therefore, incorrect and false as being speculated recently in the social media that the Council has deliberately refused to pay Examiners engaged in the conduct of the 2024 SSCE Internal.
” The management advice that any person(s) engaged by the Council should seek clarification/explanation from it, on matters oblivious to them before resorting to the Media,” Azeez said.
Azeez reassured NECO’s esteemed examiners, ad-hoc staff and all stakeholders that the Council cherishes their invaluable contributions to the effective conduct of its examinations, and therefore, will not take their welfare for granted.