Ololade Adeyanju/
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has postponed the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination indefinitely.
This was announced by its Head of National Office in Nigeria, Mr Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan.
Areghan announced that the exam scheduled to commence on April 6 will no longer hold, adding that the decision is part of efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
He added that the board had suspended the timetable and would review it after getting clearance.
“The West African Examinations Council in Nigeria has decided to put on hold the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for candidates, earlier scheduled to commence on April 6, 2020.
“This is as a result of the impact of the novel and deadly Coronavirus pandemic and the serious implications it has for the conduct of the WASSCE for school candidates, coupled with the anxieties it had generated among the populace.
“This decision is a demonstration of the organisation’s concern and support for the various protocols being put in place by the federal and state governments of Nigeria and the governments of other member countries to check the spread of the disease,” he stated.
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