Edo State Students Protest For Election Postponement
Edo State secondary school students have called for a postponement in the governorship election to another date because it collide with their GCE Mathematics examination. Apart from clashing with the examination, the students, who stormed the Government House, Benin City in protest.
Added that holding the examination and the election on the same day would disenfranchise them. The students also said they would kick against any plan to be moved to other states for the Mathematics examination as planned by WAEC, adding that this would not only disorganise them but also put them at a disadvantage. Spokesman for the students, Iko Emmanuel Moses said: “Our position about the General Certificate Examination (GCE) in Edo State, the scheduled governorship election on the 10th of September.
Added that holding the examination and the election on the same day would disenfranchise them. The students also said they would kick against any plan to be moved to other states for the Mathematics examination as planned by WAEC, adding that this would not only disorganise them but also put them at a disadvantage. Spokesman for the students, Iko Emmanuel Moses said: “Our position about the General Certificate Examination (GCE) in Edo State, the scheduled governorship election on the 10th of September.
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