The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has urged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to stop giving “preferential scores” to Northern Nigerian students who sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.The governor advised the body to stop giving students in the North lower cut-off marks but rather apply the same cut-off marks as their counterparts from other parts of the country for them to be competitive nationally and internationally.
He said, “The north has always been behind in education, we’ve continuously been the disadvantaged region right from independence even though we’re given preferences, JAMB scores and all that. That has not helped; in fact, it has made our people lazy. “The schools are closed now because, on the advice of security agencies, they need a couple of months to undertake massive security operations. They are doing that. We are confident that from the next two weeks, we would start the gradual reopening of schools.
“The continuous closure of schools is exactly what bandits and Boko Haram want and we are not going to let them win but we must put the safety of our children and teachers first."
Definitely, score 3 amd get admission to Unity school.
easy_ayoola Incompetence and clueless!!
Take the message because it's the truth, but discard the messenger because he is a..............
Truth sha.. E no dey hide
Evil man with a wicked heart.
This man is not to be trusted knowing that the general elections are getting closed, this has always been his strategy but sometime fools makes sense anyway.
You pple have always been lazy, primitive and cowards right from time, which is the reason quota system was put in place to upgrade u guys. Laziness is in u pple's dna
Wow! Sometimes, even fools, make some sense!
Same people that were all over Gej's neck inspite of him doing more than their elites in eradicating illiteracy up in the North 😏 The kind of dirty politics these men play for their selfish ambition is absurd.
One hundred percent
All this revelations cos of 2023
The North will distory itself. Its called 'Hubris' A law of nuture that brought down great empires which with time began to see themselves as indestructible. The more reason why no one from Northern zoo nigeria exceeds outside. Anyday nigeria falls the North becomes a war zone
Yes we know, but this doesn't make you any better ogbeni 🤣
JamesOluwafem16 The north have : Good roads BUT very poor infrastructure, and very low standard of living. Good schools BUT highest number of illiterates. Good markets BUT without any form of business acumen. Richest men in Nigeria BUT majority of their people living in abject poverty.
JamesOluwafem16 Be straight bro! Handing top positions to illiterate unqualified northerners is the reason why this country will never grow. You can’t give what you don’t have 💯.
Quota system is very absurd, Unity School Cut off marks: Anambra 139, Zamfara 2. Which nation can progress with such inbalance & those that enjoy quota education are the ones ruling us. You wonder why Nig remains stagnated. Buhari has wiped Obj & GEJ's achievements in 6yrs.
The entire North strives on preferential treatment. Call a spade a spade.
This man's name appeared on Anonymous list of Terrorist Sponsors and leaders in Nigeria and West Africa, what will be his fate ? or should we fold our arms and watch another Afghanistan fate in Nigeria ?
And OLODOS!!
A classic example again is this so called externally displaced persons. It's so tragic that huge number of people are exploiting the vulnerable people.
That isnt the problem with the north. The problem started before independence when the west and east were so pro education and the north was vehemently anti education.
Everyday he is on the news trying so hard to repackage himself before 2023, we are not hearing body bags anymore, we hear education and unity now. Rubbish.
Cut off the north
Lol politician's will never stop their selfish and criminal tricks he want Nigerians to see him as a good leader because of 2023 ndi Ara mad people
Na lie jor. Northerners are hard working and business minded. Can't you see how kidnapping, terrorism businesses thrive down north? Who does that?
Now you are speaking up after you have stolen the dreams of qualified Southerns who were asked to give up their earned places for a quota system that put the lazy Northerners ahead of them. Now that the chickens have come home to roost
This are the same individuals who get preferential treatment into government positions to rule & make policies for the country.
All these your sweet words won't cajole us into voting for you. Na naw una eyes dey clear
There has never been any preferential treatments in education, Arewas don't like western education, Southerners cherish western education; Arewas are typically dullards while the South are brilliant chaps. You guys are retrogressive, while Southerners are progressives.
Giving Northern Region a preferential treatment in Educationa is a corruption on its own and this has been going unabated for too long
Northerner know book before? 🧐😂
2023 in mind.
Elections are around the corner. While this is true, it remains a politically correct statement to fool a segment of the country.
Not only in education; even in appointment, allocation of resources, skewed demographic results for advantage at polls, and so many I can't even recall now.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 They should continue na
Okpo
Na today ona know ? It’s too late .. no Northerner deserves to rule a Southerner
SamuelHero6 There are 1000 & 1 reasons why Biafrans should be living like almajiri as Fulani terrorists did to indigenous Hausa people.Fulani is reason why Northern Nigeria is backward.Fulani wants everything for free Quota.DoctorHellRufai.Heal yourself1st.WeareBiafrans. Jesus❤sBiafra.
That's the truth. Why is this man behaving governor-like these days? It is suspicious.
You dont know before how backward you have become. Is it someone who gained admission into Uni by scoring 2 in jamb that will impact knowledge. How can he compete with someone in Abia who has to score 134 ( even though this mark is also a lowered standard)?
Hmmm.... What did he eat today?
Has anyone even read the article before making these stupid hateful comments? He's saying agencies like JAMB and their lower cut off rates for northern States is making people lazy. Which is a fact
it's cheating..it produces half backed products
charm offensive gaining momentum. lets pander to southern intellectuals
El rufai nd Gandullar re the commander if ISWAP. We have the real intelligence. We know them. Let me tell you 50% of ur military's man re all ISWAP members (terrorist) be prepared of what to come
Aboki na aboki, do not be deceived.
Posturing... Unto 2023... Sanu, aboki na. B gd.
Oh well