In a recent revelation, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Benin Republic has disclosed that more than 15,000 students in the country have been adversely affected by the recent school ban imposed in the region.
NANS is now advocating for leniency in response to the ban on the validation of degree certificates from both Benin Republic and Togo. This appeal comes in the wake of an investigative report exposing widespread certificate racketeering within schools in these neighboring countries.
Following this revelation, the Nigerian Government took decisive action, announcing a ban on the validation of degree certificates from both Benin Republic and Togo. However, the NANS President in Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour, appeared on Channels Television on Thursday to request that the government consider the plight of legitimately admitted students.
Favour stated, “For now, I will say that the Federal Government should look into the issue. Now, you can’t, because it is happening in this school, punish everyone because it involved close to 15,000 students in the Benin Republic. I have really not validated if it has been happening for a long time. This is just like what just came out on social media, and we are still trying to find out how long it has been happening. So, that is why I set up a committee as the president to investigate it.”
As the controversy unfolds, the call for a nuanced approach to the ban gains prominence, emphasizing the need to consider the unique circumstances of students legitimately pursuing their education in the affected countries.
