The National Examinations Council, NECO, announced Sunday, that it has suspended its ongoing internal Senior Secondary Schools Certifi...
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National Examinations Council, NECO, announced Sunday, that it has suspended
its ongoing internal Senior Secondary Schools Certificate Examinations, SSCE,
indefinitely. The council, in a statement by its Head, Information and Public
Relations Division, Azeez Sani explained that the action was taken by its
governing board, following the current turn of events in the country. It
particularly attributed the action to the closure of schools and the curfew
imposed by some state governors to safeguard lives following developments
around the country. The imposition of the curfew, according to NECO, has
prevented free movement of materials meant for the examination.
The statement read in full: “The Governing Board of the National Examinations
Council (NECO) at its Special Meeting held on Thursday, 22nd October 2020
reviewed the on-going 2020 SSCE(Internal) nationwide. “The Council had in a
press release, dated 21st October 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 a 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. “The Governing Board further resolved, that when
normalcy returns, the Council will continue with the conduct of the
examinations in all States. “While regretting any inconveniences this
postponement may cause our esteemed stakeholders, the Council has however taken
this decision in order to maintain the integrity and security of its
examination procedures for seamless conduct of the Council’s examination.”
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