The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) says it will not participate in the nationwide strike declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
A statement by the Head of National Officer, Branch Controller, WAEC, T.A.Y Lawson, disregarded the strike, saying the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination will go on as scheduled despite the nationwide strike.
The commission said that as much as it shared the concern of the unions and the generality of Nigerians, the exams would go on across the member countries of WAEC and Nigerian students should not be put to a disadvantage because of the strike.
The NLC and TUC had flagged a nationwide strike on Monday after a four-hour meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly on Sunday evening in Abuja, failed to produce the desired results.
