Nigerian government on Wednesday said it would not yet
reverse its decision not to reopen schools to allow SS 3 students participate
in the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE.
There had been outcry and condemnation since the Nigerian
government announced that SS 3 students would not take part in this year’s
WASSCE in order to avert the spread of Coronavirus.
Minister of State for Education, Chief Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba,
after the Virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting on Wednesday said the
position remained unchanged.
The minister said the Ministry was still consulting with
education stakeholders on what the best position should be, adding the West
African Examination Council (WAEC) had also started consultations with West
African nations on a possibility of shifting dates
According to him, government was still meeting with parents
over the decision of the Ministry, adding that what the Minister said reflected
the true position of the Ministry
“We are not confident yet that everywhere is safe, the
numbers from the NCDC are still alarming and we have put this before parents
and all the stakeholders in the the Education ecosystem, we are still meeting
with them. In fact, there’s a stakeholders’ meeting convened for Monday,” he
said.
Nwajiuba said WAEC on its own part was also negotiating with
other West African countries to look at possible shift in date.
He said once they were through with that meeting and that
hopefully when government was through with the consultation with stakeholders,
if there was any change in the Ministry’s position, it would be communicated.
”But as it stands, the position of the Honourable Minister,
as communicated to you last week, remains the position of the Ministry until
further evidence to the contrary or further agreements that may alter those
arise,” Nwajiuba said.
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