WAEC AMENDS TIME- 2018 TABLE BECAUSE OF FRIDAY JUMAT - 09082964145

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has bowed to pressure and amended the part of its 2018 May/June Examination that clashed with the Friday Juma’at prayer.

The affected subject is Chemistry 1 and 2, which was originally slated for 2pm to 5pm on Friday, April 20, 2018.

The Director of Public Affairs, WAEC Nigeria, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu confirmed the slight amendment following reactions from Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC).

“For the sake of the people who will go to the mosque, the exam will be delayed till they come back.

“The paper will be delayed till 2:30 pm or 3 pm, when the Muslims will return from the mosque,” Mr Ojijeogu told Premium Times on Saturday “

According to him, WAEC has been fixing examinations during Jummat time for some years which is “illegal, unconstitutional and unlawful.

He said: “The Council, being a responsible and responsive organisation, has made a slight adjustment on the timetable. “The papers originally slated for Friday, April 20, 2018 will now be taken on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the same times as stated on the timetable; while those slated for Tuesday, April 10, 2018 will now be taken on Friday, April 20, 2018 at the same time as stated on the timetable.” Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), candidates were to write Chemistry paper from 2pm to 5pm on Friday, April 20. The paper would have clashed with Muslim Friday prayers which usually hold between 1:30 pm to 3pm. Ishaq Akintola, president of MURIC, had said the timetable was an “injustice” against Muslims, whom he claimed had become “endangered species.” According to him, WAEC had fixed examinations during Jummat sessions for some years and Muslim leaders discussed with the council in 2016 and 2017.

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