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From Paul Osuyi, Asaba
Protest by students of Delta State owned nursing and midwifery schools, this morning stalled the conduct of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) examination.
The over 300 students stormed the Delta State Library complex along Marian Babangida Way in Asaba to stop the conduct of the examination.
The students complained that majority of them were excluded from the exam as they were not given index number and green card after paying the necessary fees.
One of the students, Bethel Matthew from the state School of Nursing, Eku, said they have decided to take their destinies in their own hands by ensuring that nobody wrote the exams except everyone of them was cleared.
According to her, all the students in Eku, Warri and Agbor paid the required fee of N98,000.00 and additional N15,000.00 for computer facilities.
“We are here because the LMC or whoever is involved has refused to allow us write exams.
Just about 12 mid night, the Director of Nursing Services (DNS) for Agbor and Eku Nursing Schools, Azuaye, came with bouncers, and without apology, she said some people are not writing the exam for technological issues.
“They read out only 50 names to write the exam, and at Eku, we are over 170 students, Agbor and Warri not inclusive.
“She threatened us with a voice note attached to it. She said if dare to protest, the police will arrest us. We are not protesting, we are only demanding that they allow us to write exam.
“They are not telling us why we are not writing but what we are saying is that if we are not writing, DELSU is not writing because they want take DELSU out to write the exam elsewhere,” she alleged.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi Ononye who addressed the students, assured that the examination will not hold until the issues are sorted.
