Abia State Government has cancelled the results of Preliminary Test Sessions into the government-owned nursing schools over allegations of manipulation of results.
According to Daily Post, the Commissioner for information and culture, Okey Kanu, announced the cancellation at the government house, Umuahia, during a chat with newsmen on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting.
Kanu, who said that a new date would be chosen by the State for the re-taking of the PTS examinations, pointed out that the students would not pay additional money to re-sit for the exercise.
The commissioner stated further that investigations were still ongoing on the matter.
He said the committee given the responsibility to investigate the matter met with the aggrieved students and the officials who are connected with the petitions as well as received complaints from all parties.
Some students of Nursing last two weeks, protested in Umuahia, Abia State capital, calling for the cancellation of their PTS exams results.
They alleged that the examination results released by the nursing authorities were highly manipulated and compromised, with some of them calling for the sack of the Abia State Director of Nursing Service, Mrs Onyeukwu Nwakaego.
In his reaction, the State Governor, Alex Otti, set up a committee to investigate the matter, asked the complainants to bring the evidence of their allegations to the State government for thorough investigation.
He vowed that anyone found wanting would be dealt with accordingly.
