Press statement
According
to a report by Punch newspaper of Friday September 2, 2016, WAEC took the
decision to relocate the candidates because of the Edo state gubernatorial
elections which is to take place on September 10, the day the candidates are
expected to sit for Mathematics 1 and 2.
We
demand that WAEC bear the full cost of this relocation including cost of
transportation and, where needed, accommodation of the candidates. WAEC must
also ensure the safety of the candidates as they travel from Edo state to the
designated centres in Ondo and Delta states. Already the candidates have
already paid the full cost of the examination this year as advertised by WAEC.
Placing extra costs of them as a result of unforeseen circumstances is
exploitative and insensitive especially at this period when working class
parents have seen their living conditions crash as a result of the economic
recession.
As
a public institution, WAEC has a responsibility towards candidates, their
parents and guardians. That responsibility involves ensuring that in
circumstances of this nature, candidates, their parents and guardians are not
unnecessarily over burdened. As far as we are concerned, since the candidates
and their parents were not responsible for the relocation, which was forced by
the coincidence of the examination date with the date of the Edo gubernatorial
elections, WAEC must bear the full cost including ensuring a hitch free
exercise and the safety of the candidates. Anything other than this would
amount to gross irresponsibility on the part of WAEC.
Hassan Taiwo Soweto Michael Ogundele
National Coordinator (07033697259) National Secretary
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