The National Parents Teachers’ Association of Nigeria has said it is confused about the proclamation by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, that schoolchildren nationwide would not be allowed to sit the West African Senior School Certificate Examination slated for August 4 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NAPTAN National President, Alhaji Haruna Danjuma, in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday, said the association had resolved to meet Adamu by Monday to seek an amicable solution.

NAPTAN had in the last week of May called on the government to reopen schools nationwide “to pupils who will be sitting external examinations of the West African Examinations Council and the National Examinations Council.”

The association said parents had resolved to work together with schools to put measures in place such as the provision of face masks, handwashing containers and hand sanitisers to minimise the risks of virus contraction by the pupils.

Reacting to Adamu’s directive that pupils would not be able to sit the WASSCE this year, Danjuma said parents were confused and that they would seek an audience with the government on the matter.

He said, “Surprisingly, we heard from the Federal Ministry of Education that the government has suspended the reopening of schools. This is very confusing; we don’t know what to do. We are waiting for whatever will come after this.

“On our side at NAPTAN, we are planning to go to the ministry and meet with the minister or his representatives to hear from them. It should be on Monday.”

The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, had during the press briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 last Monday announced that the 2020 WASSCE conducted by WAEC would hold between August 4 and September 5.

But Adamu said on Wednesday that all federal schools would remain closed until it was safe to reopen them. He also urged state governments that had announced school resumption plans to rescind such.

https://punchng.com/waec-parents-meet-fg-monday-insist-on-school-resumption/

Shebi parents were saying Govt was being wicked for wanting to open schools. Now I guess they re tired too. Overrated COVID 19.

I thought they said school should not be open some weeks ago.

they're all playing politics,,, the pressure is on the incompetent ADAMU . he will use this as an excuse to rescind his statement

ADAMU felt belittled that the minister of state gave a national directives that got a national standing ovation, hence he want to let Nigerians know that he's in charge.

Adamu's directives was as a result of an outburst garnished with mild arrogance and a spice of ego.

He'll rescind his decision on the basis that well meaning Nigerians have prevailed on him to do so.


That's Nigerians politicians for you. Always taking the people for a ride to gain prominence and popularity with cheap political points.

Confused country. Is it not same parents that said even is school should resume their children are not going anywhere. Nigerians only do things when they feel it’s favorable to them they don’t think about the next person and that’s why Nigeria can never be better

Na dem sabiii. Everybody seems to be speaking from d two sides of d mouth in dis country. Africa my Africa.

am not sure student Union association still exist in Nigeria and if they do how long will they continue being silent
FG needed money for the economy they opened market
FG being religious they opened religious center
FG needed to travel by air to avoid being kidnapped they opened the airways
FG having had no choice koz of airways had to open interstate movement
now FG children are having online classes they now think it's only by closing school that the virus will be curbed
*children that are having tutorials secretly
*children that are Hawking everysingle day
*children that play and visit there friends everyday
*children that follow there parent to work
ITS SO OBVIOUS THAT FG ONLY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES NOT THE MASSES

Daploid06:
am not sure student Union association still exist in Nigeria and if they do how long will they continue being silent
FG needed money for the economy they opened market
FG being religious they opened religious center
FG needed to travel by air to avoid being kidnapped they opened the airways
FG having had no choice koz of airways had to open interstate movement
now FG children are having online classes they now think it's only by closing school that the virus will be curbed
*children that are having tutorials secretly
*children that are Hawking everysingle day
*children that play and visit there friends everyday
*children that follow there parent to work
ITS SO OBVIOUS THAT FG ONLY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES NOT THE MASSES

No truer words than this

Daploid06:
am not sure student Union association still exist in Nigeria and if they do how long will they continue being silent
FG needed money for the economy they opened market
FG being religious they opened religious center
FG needed to travel by air to avoid being kidnapped they opened the airways
FG having had no choice koz of airways had to open interstate movement
now FG children are having online classes they now think it's only by closing school that the virus will be curbed
*children that are having tutorials secretly
*children that are Hawking everysingle day
*children that play and visit there friends everyday
*children that follow there parent to work
ITS SO OBVIOUS THAT FG ONLY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES NOT THE MASSES

You said my mind bro