The member representing Ikwo/Ezza South federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Chinedu Ogah has issued a seven-day ultimatum to West African Examination Council (WAEC) to release the results of 192,089 candidates it withheld this year over alleged malpractice.
He said if the examination body refuses to release the results after seven days, he will institute legal action against it.
WAEC Head of National Office (HNO), Dr Amos Dangut had announced the release of this year’s WAEC results on Monday this week and further stated that 192,089 candidates, representing 9.75% of the total number of candidates that sat for the examination, were withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice.
Ogah who expressed displeasure over the seizure of the results, urged the examination body to immediately release the results or face legal action.
READ ALSO: WAEC Denies Results Cancellation, Requesting Scripts From Schools
He said withholding the results, will frustrate the affected candidates and prevent them from gaining admission.
The lawmaker stated this while reacting to the development.
“It is very unfortunate that after candidates wrote their WAEC and JAMB to enter university, WAEC will withhold their results on flimsy excuses and prevent them from getting admission into the university.
“WAEC has supervisors, examiners, and external examiners who monitor and supervise schools during exams, and there are no complaints or evidence of malpractice. When it is time to release the candidates’ results, we will start hearing withholding of results over examination malpractice to frustrate the young people of this country.
“This is unacceptable and pure act of sabotage. They don’t do this in Ghana, they don’t do it in other West African countries.
“WAEC should release the results of the candidates they are withholding within seven days. Failure to do this, I will take them to court for abuse of office.
“If there are evidence of malpractice in an examination their invigilators, supervisors and external examiners supervised, they should have cancelled the exam on the spot and not when candidates are already processing their admission into the university, they will withhold their results to frustrate them and push them into vices”, he said.
