Results’ Seizure: Ebonyi NASS Member Threatens To Sue WAEC

A member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Hon. Chinedu Ogah, yesterday threatened to institute a legal action against the West African Examination Council (WAEC) over the seizure of the results of Ebonyi State indigenes who wrote its last examination.

Ogah, who expressed his anger over the development, called on the minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to sanction the management of WAEC over what he describes as the council’s derailment from its administrative mandate.

In a statement signed by him and made available to LEADERSHIP, Hon Ogah wondered why students of Ebonyi State origin would be made to pass through such difficult situation after registering and sitting for WAEC examination with their counterpart from other states of the Federation.

He added that if the development was not given the attention it requires, it could lead to youth restiveness and proliferation of other social vices among youths in the state.

According to him, “I want to call on the West African Examination Council to immediately release the remaining part of the results belonging to indigenes of Ebonyi State.

“I urge WAEC to reverse the N500, 000 sanction placed on the affected schools as there are not evidence supporting the fact that there was any form of malpractice carried out by the schools.

“During the conduct of such examination, WAEC has examination supervisors, invigilators and general supervisors who went round to supervise the examination. These categories of individuals never cancel the examination when it took place.”

“What is the rationale of releasing part of the WAEC results and withholding part? We want the part being withheld by WAEC to be released as those remaining are critical subjects.

“I have consulted my lawyers to institute legal action against WAEC if it refuses to rescind its decision.

“We want to call on the Minister of Education to call on WAEC to provide the Federal Government with evidence of payment of Education tax and how it has applied the Federal character policy in its administrative activities.”