Imo State Students under the auspices of National Union of Imo State Students (NUISS) have said they won’t be observing the sit-at-home order for tomorrow, September 13th, 2021.
The president of the Union, Comr. Ahamba Best, in a press statement said their students in Senior Secondary School Class three are writing the West African Examinations and can’t afford to miss same because of the order.
Comr. Ahamba disclosed they have gotten the support of their grand patron and the Governor of their state, Sen. Hope Uzodimma and urged all the students in the state writing their SS3 exam not to entertain any fear and go for their exams.
“Following the receipt of over 87 mails on our NUISS Online Web Report Desk from Imo state students schooling in different secondary schools and colleges within Imo state, drawing our attention to a “monday sit-at-home rumour”, we wish to state that Imo students of senior secondary three class levels (SS 3) are still taking their West African Examinations and as such have papers to sit for on Monday, 13th September 2021 and therefore will not abide to any order that abates disenfranchisement.
“The National Union of Imo state students (NUISS) having gotten a “no shaking node” from our National Grand Patron and Governor; Sen. Hope Uzodinma urge all Imo students sitting for the WAEC examination to go about their academic businesses as security is reliable endo-distant to guarantee the safety of all.
“While thanking the security agencies in Imo state for manifest orderliness and relative peace in our environs, we urge them to establish the Police-Students Relations Committee (PSRC) for better intelligence gathering and progressive partnership. We urge the security agents to be at their best tomorrow for the safety of Imolites especially Imo students,” the statement reads.