A Nigerian Muslim group, MURIC, has rejected the timetable for the forthcoming WASSCE - MURIC's director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, said there are at least three clashes between the examination periods and Muslim prayers on Fridays - Akintola asked the examination council to adjust the timetable while also asking the Nigerian government to intervene.

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the schedule of the 2020 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The Muslim group said the schedule clashed with "the designated time for Muslims’ Friday prayers, Daily Trust reports. The WASSCE examinations will begin on Monday, August 17.
Reacting to the released timetable, MURIC said some of the subjects clash with the Jumua’ah (Friday) prayers, according to a statement by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.

The statement reads: “WAEC is deliberately creating a wedge between young Muslims and the mosque. “A quick glance at the timetable recently released by WAEC shows that there are at least three clashes between examination periods and Muslim prayers on Fridays: Management-in-Living (2 pm, Friday 14th August, 2020);
Literature-in-English (2 pm, Friday 21st August); Health Science (1.30 pm, Friday, 4th September)."

MURIC noted that it had earlier released a press statement reminding the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to ensure that the timetable does not clash with Friday prayers. The group, however, said WAEC ignored the statement. "These are papers that Muslim candidates are also expected to take. The implications are very serious.
“WAEC is deliberately creating a wedge between young Muslims and the mosque.

WAEC is making it impossible for Muslim youth to worship. The examination body is encroaching upon Allah-given fundamental rights of Muslim candidates to access freedom of religion as guaranteed by Section 38 (i) & (ii) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria," MURIC added.

The group, therefore, called the attention of the federal government and the Ministry of Education to the issue. “WAEC is therefore invited to take notice of impending action by Muslim candidates unless it adjusts its timetable to accommodate Muslim Jumu‘ah service during the coming examinations.

Muslim candidates must be given three hours every Friday. This is non-negotiable. Nigerian Muslims will liberate themselves from slavery, serfdom and religious apartheid if government is lackadaisical. The only thing MURIC opposes is violence. “Our message to WAEC is very clear and simple: ‘We warned you early enough but you decided to dare Nigerian Muslims with your satanic timetable. We are returning it ‘back to sender’.

Adjust your timetable and stop provoking Muslims forthwith. Let the Muslims go," the statement concludes.

However, the Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON) expressed fears that there would be ‘mass failure’ of students in the forthcoming WASSCE.

APSON on Thursday, July 30, attributed its prediction to poor preparation of students due to the COVID-19 lockdown. This was contained in a statement jointly issued by Bishop Godly Opukeme and Bishop Elakhe Imoukhede, chairman and national director of administration of the association in response to the federal government’s directive that schools should resume academic activities on August 4, only for exit classes.

The statement said that to avert mass failure, there should be four to six weeks of academic revision to enable students to adequately prepare for the examination. “These candidates have been out of school for over four months, during which some have abandoned their books and be engaged in economic activities to assist their parents,” APSON said.

It explained that the students needed a minimum of one month to re-acclimatize to the school environment. It stressed that: “We wish to reiterate that, to avoid mass failure, the students need between four and six weeks for effective revision as our people are used to the conventional schooling and are yet to fully come to terms with e-learning.”

Source: https://www.legit.ng/1352919-muric-rejects-2020-wassces-timetable-anti-muslim.html

I stopped having regards for professors the day i was told Ishaq Akintola is a professor.

Kriss216:
I stopped having regards for professors the day i was told Ishaq Akintola is a professor.

What?

Kaii

So outside Islam, this man has no life?

Even at this period where there is readjustment in every organization just to meet treshhole targets.
The shortness of time for preparation is not an issue to MUMUric, it's the friday exam time he is having slightest time over.

He thinks this is a 'Nigerian only' exams.

Tropical Yoruba Moslem !

if you observe the things going on in this country of recent, you will ask yourself if you are not in the wrong part of the planet.

Waec is simply unprofessional with the time table.

One good thing about this this time around is that there is no way for wailers to blame Buhari for this.

Unless they want to accuse him of a Christianization agenda.

Then let him set up an Islamic Extremists Examination Board (IEEB).

They mustn't write this year, wait till next year that it will be pro Islam calendar

Can they arrest this man already?

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I'm a Christian but I have come to realize that most Nigerians aren't objective the way we address issues. And this still contributes largely to our problem in Nigeria. For Christ sake the guy has every right to complain the moment he discover the right of his followers are being violated. The same people condemning the man for saying what he feels doesn't accommodate the view of his followers are the ones praising Past Chris for speaking up for the coward Christians.

Mr Muric man, is slaughtering of Christians in Southern Kaduna not anti muslim? What have you said about it?

na wah oo

Mumuric don mhad again

Senseless ppl, what did he do wen mosques were locked in the first place, Chris oyakilome too, saying gov doesn't have the right to tell them how long dey use in serving God, dat one too no get sense, so but gov get right to shut the churches.

I'll start taking MURIC Seriously the day that they start speaking out against Boko haram and other islamic terrorists bodies like ISIS and ISIL etc and every other person who does violence in the name of islam, and start making statements like "Terrorists have nothing and are not part of islam, because islam is a religion of PEACE" ......as for my muslim brothers and sisters out there, i meant no offence but if you think deep , you'll know that i'm saying the truth.

Ggg

I pray this man dies

offset67:
I pray this man dies

Insha Allah he will die at Allah's appointed time and he shall go to paradise and enjoy his virgins for eternity.

Austeeenxx:


Insha Allah he will die at Allah's appointed time and he shall go to paradise and enjoy his virgins for eternity.

Allah kill you there