The National Examination Council (NECO) has been urged to make its examinations ICT-based to further check examination malpractices and corruption in the conduct of public examinations in the country.

The Speaker of the Kwara state House of Assembly, Barrister Razak Atunwa made the call in Ilorin while receiving the Ilorin Zonal Officer of NECO, Mr. Musa Tilde in his office.

Atunwa who spoke through his Deputy, Professor Mohammed Gana Yisa said that this has become imperative to further check corrupt practices which normally permeate public examinations.

The Speaker enjoined the federal government to provide the necessary logistic to make NECO improve on its performance to further enhance the quality of its examinations.

He explained that the legislative body under his leadership had assisted the state government in taking decisions that had enhanced the integrity of public examinations in the state.

The speaker recalled the efforts of the state government at eliminating magic centres in the state, pointing out that some officials who aided examination malpractices were sent packing by the state government to serve as deterrent to others.

He further noted that the legislative body had enacted laws that enhanced the quality of Education in the state and expressed delight that Nigeria's perception of NECO results had improved greatly.

Atunwa praised NECO for manifesting progressive achievements in its activities yearly and assured that the State House of Assembly would continue to support it.

Earlier, the Ilorin Zonal Officer of NECO, Mr. Musa Tilde had praised the state House of Assembly for ensuring enactment of quality laws which according to him had impacted positively on the people of the State and solicited the support of the legislative body at improving the on going registration drive for NECO examination in the state.