Association of Christian schools threaten to boycott future WAEC examinations 

By Golok Nanmwa ,Jos

Association of Christian schools in Nigeria( ACSN)  has threatened that all Christian schools in the country  would withdraw from participating from future West African Examination Council WAEC exams if the examination body  carries out it’s recent decision to disqualify Christian schools from participating in the supervision of the forthcoming WAEC examinations on ground of malpractices .

President of the association Dr Ekaete Ettang made this known while addressing newsmen in Jos on Thursday .

She said ”  following the recent decision by the West African Examination Council to disqualify Christian schools from participating in the supervision of the forthcoming WAEC examinations on grounds of malpractices  while still using some of our schools as custodian centers ,we the members of the Association of Christian schools in Nigeria met on the 21st of March 2018 at st Johns college Jos ,Plateau state and we call on WAEC and ministries of education to  provide statistics to show the trends in the examination malpractices across the schools which forms the basis  of  their decision .

She said “The Christian schools demand that laws and legislations that prohibit teachers from Christian schools from supervising WAEC examinations be made available  as they have been participating in this process over the years bases on written communications that are on record ”

As a group we say the stigmatization of teachers from Christian schools as cheats is most unacceptable to us and we therefore  demand  that WAEC reverses this decision  forth with and tenders a public apology to the Christian schools for this misrepresentation ,if WAEC does not reverse this decision and planned implementation ,all Christian schools would boycott future WAEC examinations 

Ettang further said “The meeting agreed that WAEC should be involving all stakeholders in the planning  ,conduct of exams ,resolving  all the issues affecting the process as well as in the final decisions on related matters for ownership and collective wisdom ,ACSN is willing to make positive contribution as key stakeholders in this regard .

Given the historical contribution of Christian education towards Nigeria educational system and development of the society ,disqualifying Christian teachers from supervising WAEC contradicts what we rightfully deserve and which has done irreparable damage to our reputation ,character ,integrity and identity as a group .

In view of this ,the Association of Christian schools demand that WAEC cancels the order and reverts to status quo where credible teachers from Christian schools in Nigeria were involved in the supervision of WAEC  examinations as failure to do so all Christian schools nation while will withdraw from future WAEC examination.

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Association of Christian schools threaten to boycott future WAEC examinations