Abia State Nursing Exams Suspended Indefinitely Amid Controversy

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has indefinitely suspended the Preliminary Test Session (PTS) examinations in Abia State nursing schools following a controversy. The decision was announced by the Abia State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo, alongside the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu.

Dr. Okoronkwo explained that the suspension was due to over-bloated admissions to the Amachara School of Nursing and School of Nursing, Umuahia. She revealed that the last administration in the state admitted 420 students to study nursing, far exceeding the approved 75 spots. However, she assured that the Abia State government is taking steps to resolve the issue.

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The PTS examination has been a source of controversy in the state. Some students accused the Director of Nursing in the state, Onyeukwu Nwakaego, and other top officials of allegedly compromising the examination and called for its cancellation. In response, the Abia State government cancelled the first exercise and scheduled a re-sit examination.

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However, the re-sit examination was disrupted by some nursing students who claimed they were excluded by the organizers due to their WAEC results. The Commissioner for Health stated that some of the protesting students were found to have allegedly presented fake WAEC results.