2015 WASSCE: WAEC Decries Mass Failure, Threatens To Withhold Results




Less than 45 per cent of those who sat for
the 2015 West African Senior School
Certificate Exams (WASSCE) passed with
credit grade and above, a trend that would
seem to have continued from 2013.



The poor performance has been put down
to a lack of preparation and teaching
facilities, and an inadequate number of
quality teachers.


To defeat the menace and also curb
examination malpractice, the Head of the
West African Examination Council (WAEC)
national office in Nigeria, Charles Eguridu,
said proper technology had been deployed.
Meanwhile, the examination body said that
19 states out of the 36 states of the
federation are owing about four billion Naira
exam entry fees for State government
sponsored candidates in the May/June
2014 and 2015 WASSCE.

Speaking to Channels Television after
addressing a press conference, Mr Eguridu
maintained that the body was cash-trapped
and was struggling with meeting its
financial obligations.
He also noted that the Council may delay
the release of results of government
sponsored candidates when the council
announces the May/June 2015 WASSCE
results.

He said: “A total number of 19 states in the
country owe the Council in respect of entry
fees for state government sponsored
candidates for the May/June 2015 WASSCE.
Some states also still owe the Council
registration fees for the May/June 2014
WASSCE.

“We have written to the affected State
governments without any response. The
poor response of the ‘debtor states’ is
threatening the smooth operations of the
Council.


“We therefore want to publicly plead with
the affected states to off-set the registration
fees of their candidates as soon as
possible, as we cannot guarantee that the
results of their candidates for the May/June
2015 will be released along with others”













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