Following the looting, burning and vandalization of its branch office in Calabar, Cross River State, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has announced that it is temporarily relocating from Calabar to its Uyo Zonal Office.
In a press statement on Tuesday, the council assured that it will resume normal operations in Calabar once status quo ante is restored.
The statement signed by Demianus Ojijeogu, Acting Head of Public Affairs reads in part:
"The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria wishes to inform the Cross River State Government, Cross River State Ministry of Education, School Principals, Candidates, other Stakeholders in Cross River State and indeed, the general public, that WAEC Branch Office, Calabar, Cross River State has been temporarily relocated to WAEC Zonal Office, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, till further notice.
"This development is as a result of the vandalization, looting and burning down of WAEC Branch Office, Calabar by hoodlums on Saturday, October 24, 2020. The relocation which is an interim measure is to enable the Council to continue to carry out its operations and render services to the Nigerian Child and other stakeholders.
"We wish to assure all stakeholders and the general public that normal operations will resume in Calabar Branch Office once the status quo ante is restored."
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