A total of 59 out of the 63 students of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, of Ohogua camp, Benin City, Edo State, who wrote this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB were said to be successful.
Solomon Folorunsho the general overseer of International Christian Mission Centre and operator of the camp, said the students scored above 200, with some scoring as high as 298.
It will be recalled that Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the House of Representatives, paid the registration fees for the students to sit for WAEC, NECO and NABTEB as part of his support for displaced persons across the country.
In press release issued from the speaker’s office Sunday, Dogara congratulated students for their impressive performance in the recently conducted examination, noting that he was very pleased with the performance of the students.
He said: “This is another manifestation of the inherent resilience of Nigerians, whether young or old, and their ability to record notable achievements, even in the face of daunting challenges.”
Dogara commended the operators of the camp and other displaced camps in the country for their continued selfless efforts in ensuring that displaced persons were cared for, assuring of intensified efforts by the government to ensure their safe return to their homes and communities.
The speaker also called on spirited Nigerians with the means to support the students to prevent their present unfavourable circumstances from hampering their future.
