Postponement of SSCE remains unchangeable — FG

*Insists on not reopening schools soon

 By Sarah-Anu-Oluwapo

 The Federal Government has maintained its stand on the postponement of West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE, and insisted that its decision not to reopen schools and not to participate in final examinations for secondary school students remains intact.
It was gathered that WAEC was consulting with different countries on the possibility of shifting this year's final examinations.

It would be recalled that the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, had last week stated that Nigerian schools would remain shut and final year secondary school students would not write this year West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) expected to start August 5 to September 5; adding that until the Ministry considered it safe for the students.
Mallam Adamu said reopening of schools and allowing academic activities, including writing examinations, to resume is risky, considering the rising spread of Coronavirus in the country.
But the decision had been received public reactions, mostly a huge outcry from a section of the population, including the National Assembly, and private school owners which had called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the Ministry to rescind its position.

Minister of State on Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said that the ministry is consulting with stakeholders in the education sector, including parents over the decision of the Ministry on the best way to follow, adding that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) had also started consultations with West African states on a possibility of shifting dates.

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