The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has cancelled the results of candidates involved in examination malpractice during its 2015 November/December diet of the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination.
This was disclosed in a communiqué issued after the 61st meeting of the council’s Nigeria Examinations’ Committee, signed by the council’s Head, Public Affairs, Damianus Ojijeogu, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos.
It said the decisions of the committee would be implemented without delay and the affected candidates and schools would be duly informed by the council. The communiqué said the meeting of the council’s NEC, the highest decision-making body, was held on March 30 and 31 in Lagos.
According to the communiqué, the committee also discussed the reports received on irregularity, special and clemency cases arising from the conduct of the 2015 May/June WASSCE.
The communiqué stressed that there were reported and established cases against some private candidates during the 2015 November/December examination, which led to the sanction. Adding that in addition to the cancellation, some candidates would be barred from sitting for the council’s examinations for a certain number of years.
The communiqué added that some schools found to have aided malpractice would be derecognised. It added: “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 is as prescribed by the rules and regulations governing the conduct of the council’s examinations. However, the results of candidates who were exonerated by the committee will be fully released.”
It noted that the committee also considered special cases, clemency cases, restitution, petitions and previous cases that were referred to it for further investigation from previous examinations.
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