The Nigerian government has stirred reactions following the
suspension of school reopening for graduating classes.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Wednesday after
the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting presided by President
Muhammadu Buhari also announced that 2020 West African Senior School
Certificate Examination, WASSCE, has been postponed indefinitely for Nigerian
students.
Adamu stressed that it is more preferable for the students
to lose an academic year than to be exposed to dangers amid coronavirus
pandemic.
The new development has been met with criticism and diverse
reactions from Nigerians on social media.
Some have expressed worries that the delays in opening of
schools and not allowing students undertake WAEC exams will have a ripple
effect on those in previous classes and universities.
Here are some comments gathered from Twitter;
@ProfCS5 “What happened to pool testing WAEC candidates and
letting them write their exams? We need to find a way to live with this virus!
Knee jerk reactions will not save us!
@Dtraveller01 “It is only Nigeria that is claiming not ready
to reopen school among the 5 West Africa member countries. Ghana with worse
COVID-19 cases has been ready more than a month ago to take the exam. Don’t
just lock the school, what actions are you taking to reopen schools?”
@Sirvhik “Our universities barely admit 30% of UTME
applicants. So I don’t think postponing the exams and increasing the number of
applicants is a good idea at all.”
@Akinolafestus “Level of risk taken differs. What do we lose
if WAEC is delayed till January or Feb 2021. Higher education too cannot
resume. The best is to shift everything forward including
University/polytechnic admission forward.”
@FreddyMarshall “At least, the government won’t be liable
for children’s health.”
@HisMkay “My problem is not this SS3, the next coming
SS3.One year has been removed from your classes. You guys will repeat SS2 or
there will be SS4.”
@NiyiOyinlola “We can reopen schools, the guidelines needs
to be improved. All final year students from primary to tertiary institutions
have enough space to do anything they need to do.”
@Samisah01 “Dead people don’t get degrees. I am personally
affected by this closure as a teaching staff but to be honest, we have to
consider safety before anything else. Only the living can go to school.”
@OgbeniDipo “It is very unfortunate that students won’t be
taking WAEC this year. So they would potentially lose a year because of
coronavirus. As unfortunate as it is, most people will agree that it is what it
is and there is nothing the government can do, if schools cannot be safely
opened.
“The Federal Government and National Assembly will have to
find a way to compensate students who will miss WAEC this year. Perhaps for
next year, allow anyone with 150 & above in JAMB exam get into the
university of their choice. There are no easy solutions.”
@Chidi Peter “I agree. It’s only when we are alive that we
can go to school. The dead cannot go to school.”
@OforPeter “Do these people somehow believe that school
children are locked indoors in their respective homes. Or that this corona
virus is concentrated in schools?
@FatopeTilewa “But these students are already in the market
helping their parents, some are even going to tutorial already, so why can’t
they go to school?”
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