WAEC: Order Partial Reopening Of Schools, Lawmakers Tell Buhari

Lawmakers at the lower chamber have called on the President, President Muhammadu Buhari to order a partial reopening of schools to allow students sit for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination.

Recall that the decision of the Federal Government to suspend the WASSCE had attracted many criticisms from different Nigerian leaders.

On Tuesday, the House made the call at the plenary on following a unanimous adoption of a motion moved by a member, Nnolim Nnaji.

The Committee on Basic Education and Services had earlier on Friday faulted the decision by the Federal Government to suspend the plan to partially reopen schools for pupils in final classes to take external examinations.

The committee had particularly criticised the decision to disallow Nigerian pupils from sitting for WASSCE to be conducted by the West African Examination Council for the 2019/2020 academic session.

Schools at all levels have been shut since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 had earlier in June said the Federal Government, in what it called “safe reopening of schools,” had approved the resumption of pupils in graduating classes, including Primary 6, Junior Secondary School 3 and the Senior Secondary School 3.