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Again, WAEC withholds results of indebted state-sponsored candidates

The management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC‎) Friday declared that some of the ‎candidates sponsored by some state governments to sit for this year’s edition of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination but who are indebted to the Council may not be able to access their results when others are checking for theirs within the next 24 hours.
The Head of Nigeria’s Office of the Council, Mr. Olu Adenipekun, who declared this yesterday while announcing the release of the results, also expressed his joy over the improvement recorded in the candidates’ performance.
He said 878,040 candidates of the total 1,552,758 who sat the exam , and amounting to 52.97 per cent, secured credits in five subjects including English and Mathematics.
Adenipekun, who regretted that some of the candidates owing the Council may not be able to access their results, appealed to the indebted states to fulfil their pledge, saying the concerned authorities have been committed to fulfilling their pledge and would expect them to do so soon.