A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Chinedu Ogah has approved free registration for all intending candidates of the 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination from his constituency.
Rep. Ogah,represents Ikwo and Ezza South Federal Constituency of Ebonyi State and is the chairman, House Committee on Reformatory Institutions.
The lawmaker said the purpose of granting free JAMB, WAEC, NECO registration for intending candidates is to support Governor Francis Nwifuru’s efforts in given the people of the state good governance and uplifting the state’s education sector.
The lawmaker equally approved the registration of 1, 000 candidates for the 2025 West African Examination Council (WAEC) exercise and another 1, 000 candidates for the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO) examination registration.
He further approved a comprehensive free education programme for 200 orphans and underprivileged secondary school students from Ikwo and Ezza South Local Governments.
Rep. Ogah, who made this known while interacting with newsmen, said he is responsible for all the educational expenses, including tuition, meals, accommodation, uniforms, textbooks, and boarding fees, to ensure that all the deserving students focus on their academic pursuits without any financial burden.
On the side of WAEC registration, he ordered a data collection from the 31 wards in the constituency, with the inclusion of WAEC and state fees as a means of achieving success at the end of this scheme.
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”I like what the governor of Ebonyi State is doing in the education sector, having sent people abroad for further studies.
”I wish also to inform students from Ikwo/Ezza-South Constituency who wish to write JAMB, that the registration is free”
”I am forming a committee that would liaise with the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Education, Onyebuchi Chima for the collection of data and further payment of the fees,” Rep. Ogah said.
The lawmaker constituted a committee to oversee the implementation of the educational scheme, with Rev. Fr. Ifeanyi Ogodo as the chairman, and Emmanuel Aleke is the co-chairman.
Other members include, Mrs. Ann Eke as secretary, while Rev. Fr. Innocent Chukwu, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Nwali, Rev. Fr. Kenneth Mark, Rev. Fr. Nnonso Nwonu, Rev. Sunday Opeke, Daniel Nwali, Mr. Mike Chukwu, Mr. Chika Uguru, and Mrs. Chinelo Nwambe.
