By Comr. Mahmud Garba Shawai
The cancellation of WAEC examinations by the Nigerian government has thrown Educationists into confusion and many patriotic Nigerians.
It’s of no doubt, the novel Covid-19 became a plague in the past months across the world, although the nature and intensity of the disease vary from continent to continent depending on the weather and immune system of folks in different geographic regions. It has been recorded, the European states suffer the pandemic the most, while African countries are the least in contracting the virus across the globe.
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Most of the world politicians use the virus as an essential element in promoting their personal greed and chicaneries, as always, Nigeria won’t be an exception in doctoring fake results or figures of confirmed cases and deaths in this regard. On one hand, COVID -19 became a plague to the world but on the other hand hunger and bankruptcy become the most deadly elements in virtually all the African countries.
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Meanwhile, the West African Examination Council (WAEC), is a body that organizes a standardized form of tests and measurements to Anglophonic west African states, which includes Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and The Gambia. This exam serves as a qualifier for students to further their secular and non-secular studies within and outside the West African countries. Unfortunately, as the giant of Africa, Nigeria, came out vividly and announced the cancellation of the forthcoming 2020 WAEC Examination, through its minister of education Malam Adamu Adamu, trying to flourishing his statement with weak reasons as well as hiding under the cover of Covid-19. The baffling part of this conclusion is how the government insists on opening markets, motor parks, churches, mosques, airports, and other public places across its states. The government didn’t consider the future of the students as well as the situation of their teachers (more especially private school teachers) in taking such decisions.
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Questions need to be answered by Nigerian authorities
- Do children contract Covid-19 only in the schools?
- Does the government lack the strategies to live with the virus?
- What would be the fate of Nigerian students if the condition persisted?
- Students, that live at home don’t relate with one another within the country?
- Is there any plan by the government to assist teachers more especially private school teachers?
Consequently, the government needs to reverse its decisions on WAEC cancellation and school resumption otherwise, it’s evidence showing a green light on its failure and lack of responsible think tanks that shape its decisions and opinions.
Comrade Shawai is the Chairman North-West awareness foundation
