Ohogua Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) students who wrote the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) record an impressive performance according to results released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
Solomon Folunsho, the general overseer of International Christian Mission Centre and operator of the camp located in Benin City, Edo State, made this known after results of all the students were released.
According to the general overseer, 59 out of the 63 students who wrote the exam scored above 200, with some getting as high as 298.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, who paid the registration fees of the students for the examination, including WAEC, NECO and NABTEB, as part of his support for displaced persons across the country, said he is very pleased with the performance.
“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,” he said.
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He commended the operators of the camp, as well as other displaced camps in the country, for their continued selfless efforts in ensuring that the displaced persons are cared for, as government intensifies efforts to ensure their safe return to their homes and communities.
Dogara, while stressing that the impressive performance of the students is a testament of their potentials which can only be fully harnessed with adequate support and empowerment, urged Nigerians who are financially capable to support them in order to prevent their present unfavourable circumstances from hampering their future.
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