JUST IN: Outrage As Students Write WAEC English Exam At Night In Osun Schools (See Photos)

There was outrage across Osun State on Wednesday night as several secondary school students were reportedly compelled to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) English Language paper well into the night due to what many described as an unprecedented delay in the delivery of examination materials.

In multiple reports monitored on social media platforms, particularly Facebook, concerned residents, parents, and civil society actors decried the late commencement of the critical English Language examination, with some schools allegedly beginning the paper as late as 8:00 p.m.

One such report, shared by Crown 101.5 FM, stated that as of 8:30 p.m., students in many schools in Ile-Ife were still writing the examination while anxious parents waited outside the school premises in palpable distress.

“Starting WAEC paper by 8pm?! I’ve never heard of such before! How did it get to this point? Can’t they postpone it?” one distressed user queried, questioning the logistics and preparedness of the examination body.

Another resident, Suliyat Olawumi Opeloyeru, voiced concern over students’ safety and wellbeing.

“May Allah protect our children. Parents must be really anxious right now, especially those whose wards have to travel long distances. It’s not easy to get transportation like buses or bikes at night here in Osogbo.”

In Osogbo and other parts of the state, similar chaos was reported. Lamina Kamiludeen Omotoyosi posted that as of 7:44 p.m., the English Language Paper 2 scheduled for 2:00 p.m. had not been delivered to several centres, yet students were still being held with the expectation that the examination would proceed.

“The examination materials have not arrived at some centres, yet the students are expected to write today. WAEC, what is the issue?” he asked.

Bayonle Akinrolabu, another concerned stakeholder, described the ordeal as “disheartening” and “pathetic”.

He wrote, “The WAEC English examination that was supposed to have started around 3:30 p.m. did not commence until about 7:30 p.m. What a pity! An international exam body like WAEC punishing candidates like this should be investigated. What exactly do they expect students that have been exhausted since morning to write now?”

Akinrolabu further disclosed that some students were instructed to procure candles in order to write the examination under poor lighting conditions.

“Why couldn’t they postpone the paper for God’s sake?” he lamented.

Adding his voice, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Civil Society Engagement, Ige Oluwasegun Ebenezer, also condemned the situation, describing it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE”.

He confirmed that English papers for many secondary schools in the state began at 8:00 p.m., a situation he said called for urgent investigation and redress.

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