Edo election: WAEC moves to avoid clash; to send INEC, others future timetable

​The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has disclosed that it will

send the timetable of its examinations to the Independent National

Electoral Commission and other agencies in order to prevent a clash

of schedules in the future.

The Public Relations Officer, WAEC, Mr. Demianus Ojijeogu, spoke in

reaction to the clash in the dates of the Edo governorship poll and the

November/December West African Senior School Certificate

Examination, in which the candidates are expected to sit for

Mathematics 1 and 2.

WAEC had fixed the poll for September 10, and later asked candidates

to relocate to neighbouring Delta and Ondo states due to the

election.
Denying that INEC fixed the date for the election before WAEC came

out with its timetable, the official told The Punch that, “It is not

true that we fixed our timetable after INEC announced the date for

the governorship election. Our timetable was ready since last year

and that of 2017 examination is ready.”

“So, the report is not true. But, this a big lesson for us.

Subsequently, we are going to forward our timetable to INEC and

other relevant agencies.

“We expect that there will be by-elections and reruns so we will send

the timetable to them so that we can be on the same page. We also

expect them to do the same with us.

“But, for now, we are heeding the advice of the INEC to relocate the

candidates to neighbouring states and we have secured centres in

Delta and Ondo states for that purpose.”