West African Examination Council (WAEC) has denied the rumors stating that May/June 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, 2020 (WASSCE) time table has been released.
The Head of Public Affairs, WAEC, Mr. Demianus Ojijeogu revealed this while speaking in a Nigerian NewsDirect in an interview on Sunday.
According to the West Africa exam body has not released time table for its May/June 2020 exams either through the online or print platform.
Speaking on why the time table can’t be released now, Ojijeogu stressed that the COVID-19 pandemic has extended period to write the exams, adding that schools are yet to reopen and the ban on interstate traveling is still in place.
“The WAEC time table has not been released. We cannot do that because there is still ban on interstate traveling and the schools have not been reopened.
“In as much as the WAEC bodies are ready to conduct exams, we can’t until all these things are done,” Ojijeogu explained.
Meanwhile, he further urged the students to ease their worries on their eagerness for when to write the examination, stating that “ I know there will be guidelines of release by the federal government through the minister of education, minister of health or Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, that will guide the conduct of the exam.”
Also speaking in a press release, the Head Nation Office, WAEC, Nigeria, Patrick Ehidiamen explained that WAEC in Nigeria, the West African sub-region, has decided to put an hold the conduct of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates 2020, earlier scheduled to commence on April 6, 2020.
“This is as a result of the impact of the novel and deadly coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and the serious implications it has for the conduct of the WASSCE for school candidates, 2020, coupled with the anxieties it has generated among the populace.
“This decision is a demonstration of the organisation’s concern in support for the various protocols being put in place by the federal and state government of Nigeria and the government of the other member countries to check the spread of the disease.
“Consequently, the earlier released Timetable for the conduct of the examination is hereby suspended until further notice.
“We wish to assure all candidates, schools presenting candidates for the examination, all stakeholders, and indeed, the general public that this decision will be reviewed once the health situation improves.
“We enjoin all school principals presenting candidates for the examination to please inform their candidates accordingly. A new date for the commencement of the examination will be communicated to schools and all stakeholders in due course,” he said.