Following the declaration of the ministry of education in Nigeria that schools will not participate in the forthcoming 2020 West African Examination Council (WAEC), there were outcries from stakeholders in education nationwide.
The reason for the outcry was that many people felt directly or indirectly affected by the decision. While private school teachers have continued to agitate for the reopening of schools students fear that not writing the WAEC exams this year will cost them additional years in school.
But that is not all. unlike public school teachers, teachers in private school shave not been earning salaries since the lockdown began in March and they fear that the decision not to open Nigerian schools for WAEC exams will worsen the situation.
Given this, the House of Representatives under the leadership of Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has cautioned the federal government through the ministry of education not to implement the idea of withdrawing Nigerian schools from WAEC.
The decision is due to the rising cases of Covid19 which has passed 31,000 in Nigeria. The government has not been able to contain the pandemic and it is estimated that close to 100,000 Nigerians will have covid19 before 2021.
Close to thousands, people have died from the virus from the official record. While an undisclosed number of people have covid19 outside hospitals because there are unconfirmed reports that some prominent citizens are receiving treatments in private hospitals across the country.
Meanwhile, the entire scenario has left many students that are already preparing for their WAEC to be confused as the date for the exam draws nearer. As a result of lockdown, schools have remained closed for many months now and students have been at home.
They have also been preparing for their exams without the usual support from their teachers. It is projected that if students in Nigeria go ahead with the exam, there will be a high rate of failure along with an increased risk of contracting Covid19.
