Following the unrest unraveling in various parts of Nigeria, The National Examination Council (NECO) has announced the indefinite postponement of the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
The Governing Board of NECO took the decision at its Special Meeting held last week after it reviewed conduct of the ongoing 2020 examination nationwide.
The council, had in a statement dated October 21, 2020, informed the general public of rescheduling some papers of the 2020 ongoing SSCE because of the inability of the agency to deliver examination materials to some states as a result of curfew.
However, The Governing Board resolved that the 2020 SSCE be postponed indefinitely in view of the current security challenges, occasioned by the ENDSARS protests, which disrupted the smooth conduct of the examinations in some parts of the country.
The statement reads: “The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council at its special meeting on Thursday October 22 2020 reviewed the on-going 2020 SSCE(Internal) nationwide.
“The council had in a press release, dated October 21 2020, informed the general public of rescheduling some papers of the 2020 on-going SSCE.
“Arising from that meeting, the Governing Board resolved that the 2020 SSCE (Internal) be postponed indefinitely in view of the current security challenges, occasioned by the #EndSARS protests, which disrupted the smooth conduct of the examinations in some parts of the country.
“In making this decision, the Board noted that due to these security challenges: some state governments imposed curfew and closed schools in order to safeguard lives and property.
“In the circumstances, it has become difficult for the council to move examination materials across the country.
“Students in the affected locations were unable to sit for the papers already scheduled in the examination time table.”
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