By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja –
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has expressed its readiness to shift the date for the commencement of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to September 5 instead of original date of August 4.
Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who broke the news at the weekend, said that the decision was the outcome of a meeting between the Federal Government and officials of WAEC’s Nigeria office on Monday.
Nwajiuba added that both parties also agreed to further consult with four other countries on new examination date.
The Federal Government had insisted Nigerian candidates would not be allowed to participate in this year’s WASSCE in compliance with protective measures against further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
This decision was however greeted with mixed feelings, as many prominent Nigerians, including the proprietor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN; former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Peter Okebukola and other critical stakeholders in the nation’s education sector.
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