WAEC Changes Exams Timetable Over Criticisms By Muslims [READ DETAILS]
Following public criticism, the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has changed the time for an examination initially fixed for the period Muslims Friday Jumat prayers.
The council, in the timetable for 2018 May/June Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) had fixed chemistry paper from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 20.
Chemistry is a science subject, virtually compulsory for all science students.
Islamic clerics and leaders had earlier criticised the council for allowing part of its examination clash with the Friday Jumat prayer, a compulsory prayer for Muslims.
According to a new timetable, the chemistry paper will now hold on Tuesday, April 10 at same time.
The new timetable was released by the director of public affairs, WAEC Nigeria, Demianus Ojijeogu.
Forestry examination, which was
scheduled to hold on April 10 between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. has now been shifted to Friday, April 20 at the same time.
Although not stated by the examination body, its decision on Forestry appears to have been influenced by the fact that very few students, if any, take the subject.
WAEC conducts several international and national examinations in all member countries except Nigeria where it has shed all but one of its examinations, The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates in May/June and private candidates in November/December.
This is becoming interesting. This exactly how this same Muslims started shouting when Boko Haram started when the said the sitting president then was against Islam but we now know the rest story. UTME was started on Friday and end on Friday and JAMB registrar is a respected staunch Muslim faithful. If a whole professor can be preaching violence by saying the Muslims students will be tearing question paper and disrupt examination for God sake how many of their children offering chemistry, how many of them do attend the jumat service. Why do we create problems that we won’t be able to solve. All the same Muslims students sat for JAMB on Friday. Stop shouting wolves when their is none.