WAEC Cancels 2014 Withheld Results Due To Malpractice

The National Examinations (NEC) Committee of
WAEC on Thursday in a communiqué released
after the 59th meeting of the committee
disclosed that results of candidates who involved
in examination malpractices at the 2014
examinations has been cancelled.
It was learnt that the committee reviewed a
report on irregularity, special and clemency
cases arising from the conduct of the May/June
2014 West African Senior School Certificate
(WASSCE) at the meeting.
Excerpts of the Communiqué which was signed
by an officer at the Public Affairs Department of
WAEC, Mr Damianus Ojijeogu read thus;
“In the course of considering the various
reported cases of malpractice, the committee,
after diligent deliberations, approved
appropriate sanctions in all established cases of
malpractice.
“This action is as prescribed by the rules and
regulations governing the conduct of the
council’s examinations. “It approved that the
entire results of such candidates involved in
proven cases be cancelled. “The communiqué
also recommended that the subjects’ results of
those involved in proven cases of malpractice be
similarly cancelled.
“In addition, some candidates will also suffer
other sanctions such as barring them from
sitting for the council’s examinations for a
certain number of years,” it said. The statement
said that the decisions of the committee would
be implemented without delay, while the
affected candidates would be duly informed by
the council. It, however, said that the results of
candidates exonerated by the committee would
be released.
“The committee has directed all the ad-hoc
examination functionaries, who were indicted of
involvement or condoning malpractice during
the conduct of the examination, be reported to
appropriate state Ministries of Education.
“The ad-hoc examination functionaries, who
participated during the November/December
2014 WASSCE, would also be reported to
relevant bodies for disciplinary action. “This will
be in addition to the sanctions imposed on them
by the council.
“The committee, as in previous meetings,
strongly expressed concern at the alarming
incidence of malpractice in examinations and
urged stakeholders to join hands in curbing the
menace,” it said.