The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has advised schools or candidates whose May\June Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results are being withheld to check their results.
Recall that the Council withheld some results over various reported cases of malpractice. However, WAEC has now asked those affected to check their statuses on the council’s portal.
According to examination body, by checking the portal, that is the only way they can know the update. This, it said, is if they had lodged complaint and proved their innocence in the last two weeks. It is at the portal that they know whether their withheld results have been released or investigations are still unconcluded, WAEC said.
Recall that a total of 215,267 (representing 11.92%) out of the total 1,805,216 candidates, who sat the school-based exam have their results withheld. This is a result of various cases of malpractice during the exam.
The Council, therefore, instituted investigations into the cases to determine if those results will be released or not.
WAEC also gave opportunity to those affected and wanted speedy attention to lodge a complaint. It urged them to use a dedicated portal to prove their innocence as a form of fair hearing for them.
Responding to questions on the withheld results, the Council’s spokesperson, Moyosola Adesina, stated that investigations were still ongoing.
The spokesperson, however, pointed out that schools or candidates, who had complained to WAEC through its dedicated portal and proved their innocence of the offence leveled against them have had their results released.
Adesina made this disclosure in an interview with Nigerian Tribune.
Speaking on the number of those involved, she didn’t have their number as at the time of the interview. But she maintained it is certain that those who lodged complaints have been attended to.
Adesina also noted that those whose cases are pending among them mean that there are strong evidence against them. That their cases require further investigations.
She said, “So, schools or candidates in that category would have to wait a bit longer with the rest who have not bothered to lodge any complain as regards their withheld results.”
“They will wait until the National Examination Committee, NECO, meets on or before early October. When the matter concerning withheld results of this year’s May\June diet would be brought to an end for the year.
“Though WAEC knows the importance of candidates’ results and the essence of time concerning their admission into universities or any other school, the council would thoroughly investigate the entire cases one after the other.
“The committee set up for the purpose would not rush into concluding the assignment.
“But WAEC would want to assure those concerned that the waiting time won’t be long. As this kind of matter has a time frame,” she concluded.
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