The Coordinator, South-east Conference Marking Zone and Dean, Faculty of Law,聽水果派 of Nigeria (NOUN), Dr.聽Ernest Ugbejeh,聽has said the exercise is a serious assignment which requires diligence聽and commitment within the聽stipulated聽time-frame.
He disclosed this while briefing the examiners during the 2023_1 conference marking, which commenced on Wednesday,聽May聽24,聽2023 in the South-east zone in Enugu State.
Ugbejeh, while stating that only Ph.D degree holders are qualified for participation in the marking聽exercise,聽he聽advised the markers who would not be able to meet with the deadline of scripts submission聽to聽kindly decline.
“It is important to note that examiners are expected to be meticulous, thorough and careful in ensuring that scripts allocated to them are checked, counted, documented and jealously protected. This is premised on the fact that many destinies depend on the outcome of results,”,聽the coordinator聽stressed.
The dean informed聽them聽to collect marking guides from their respective subject officers and appealed to them to cooperate with the subject officers.
He added that the subject officers are poised towards serving them better and,聽therefore, called on them to contact him if there are challenges for prompt attention.
The director, Enugu Study Centre, Prof. Alexander Uche Onyia, in his appeal to the examiners,聽stated the importance of providing accurate and correct account details for prompt payment.
Representatives of the DEA聽at the zone聽were Adebayo Kayode and Ene Victoria Ebute,聽for provision of logistics, while Tijani Suleiman represents聽the DMIS, for technical support.
Earlier, the coordinator had briefed the subject officers drawn from the eight faculties of the university and canvassed for team work among them.
According to聽him,聽the subject officers are expected to be firm and thorough in the discharge of their duties and at the same time聽accord due respect to the markers,聽describing聽them as “our聽 colleagues ” in the Nigerian universities.
He charged them to put in their best to achieve a聽huge success in the exercise.