Reverse FG's Decision on Cancellation of WASSCE, House Urges Buhari - THISDAYLIVE

The House of Representatives at plenary on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the decision of the Federal Ministry of Education withdrawing Nigeria from participating in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and other similar examinations.

The House also urged the Minister of Education to immediately implement the health safety measures outlined by the Federal Executive Council for the conduct of the examinations as well as provide soap, hand sanitizers and all other requirements stipulated by he Nigerian Centre for Disease Control . The resolutions followed the unanimous adoption of a motion of urgent national importance, titled: ‘Need to Halt Federal Government Withdrawal from WAEC and other common entrance examinations and to provide enabling environment for students to write their exams,’ sponsored by Hon. Nnolim Nnaji, Toby Okechukwu and five other lawmakers.

He said he is worried that Nigeria’s non-participation in this year’s examinations portends serious psychological, socio-economic and health effects on the students as well as the already overburdened parents and guardians.

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