Final international timetable for conduct of 2020 WASSCE released by WAEC
The Council in a statement made available to BusinessDay enjoins stakeholders-schools, parents and candidates disregard several other versions of the examination timetable that have been in circulation as it did not emanate from them.
In the statement signed by Demianus Ojijeogu, head of public affairs WAEC Nigeria says the examination slated to begin on Monday, August 17, 2020 will end on Saturday, September 12, 2020.
According to him, “The Council hereby urges the candidates to abide by the rules and regulations guiding the conduct of the examination by shunning all acts of malpractice and obeying all Covid-19 protocols that have been put in place at the examination centres.
Patrick E. Areghan, head of Nigeria National office of WAEC stated that there is a novel development in this arrangement for this year’s examination in the sense that the examination would be held from Monday through Saturday, in order to be able to achieve the five-week span.
According to him, In deference to the Federal Government of Nigeria, the five-week arrangement was arrived at in order to make room for the other Examining Bodies to equally conduct their examinations in good time. The shortening of the period is also of advantage in terms of reducing the period of mass social interaction with its attendant consequences.
For the sake of emphasis, schools must provide wash-hand buckets with running water, soaps, hand sanitizers and thermometer hand-gun to check the temperature of all concerned”
He assured the general public of the examination body’s commitment to adhere strictly to social/physical distancing in the examination halls by making sure that candidates sit two (2) metres apart.
Curled from Thisday
As reported by; Kelechi Ewuzie
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