The West African The Head of
Nigerian Office, Mr Charles Eguridu, who disclosed this at its Yaba Office
said: ”Of 1,593,442 candidates who sat for the examinations, only 616,370,
representing 38.68 per cent, obtained credits in five subjects and above including
English Language and Mathematics.”
Also, in what appears to be a new
development, Eguridu said the council has resolved to issue ”Attestation of
Results” to those whose WAEC certificates are missing and urged such students
to visit WAEC office for it.
According to him, “due to the high
incidence of lost or missing certificates, the council has introduced
“Attestation of Results” which can be obtained on request, to serve as
replacement for lost or missing certificates, since we do not issue
certificates twice.’’
Justifying the slight improvement in
the results from previous years, Eguridu said in 2013, the total candidates who
obtained five credits in English and Mathematics were 639,760 representing
38.30 per cent. He said in 2014, 529,425 representing 31.28 per cent obtained
five credits in English and Mathematics.
Withholds 13 indebted states’
results
Meanwhile, Eguridu said that six
states among the 19 states that were owing the council have paid their debt,
remaining 13 states.
Eguridu, who refused to disclose the
names of the indebted states, explained that he would not want politicians to
use the information against their opponents. He, however, noted that if any of
the states that are owing can get an advanced payment guarantee from any
reputable banks, students’ results in such states will be released.
His words: “I alerted the nation on
the challenges which the council was facing in Nigeria as a result of this
indebtedness, and its adverse effects on our operations. I had stated then that
the council may be constrained from releasing the results of
government-sponsored candidates of the affected states.
“After my pronouncement, two weeks
ago, a few of the debtor states responded by paying their debts fully or
partially while a few others made promises, indicating their willingness to pay
as soon as they are able to do so. Others have not made any efforts in addressing
the matter.
“After reviewing the situation, the
council has decided that the results of government-sponsored candidates of
indebted states would be released if such states endeavour to produce bank
guarantees, so that the council will be assured that the fees will be paid.
This decision is in appreciation of the general prevailing economic challenges
in the country, and in order not to jeopardize the educational careers of the
candidates of the indebted states.”
118,101 being withheld over exam malpractices
He said that the results of 118,101
candidates, representing 7.41per cent are being withheld in connection with
various cases of examination malpractice. He explained that the cases of such
students are being investigated and reports of the investigations will be
presented to the Nigerian Examinations Committee, NEC, of the council in due
course for consideration.
Giving a break down of the results,
Eguridu said: “A total of 1,605,248 candidates registered for the May/June 2015
WASSCE, of which 1,593,442 candidates, consisting of 864,096 male and 729,346
female candidates sat the examination.
“Out of the total number of
candidates who sat the examination, 1,498,069 candidates, representing 94.01
per cent have their results fully released, while 95,373 candidates,
representing 5.99 per cent have a few of their subjects still being processed
due to some errors mainly traceable to the candidates and schools in the course
of registration or writing the examination.”
“Such errors are being corrected by
the council to enable the affected candidates get their results fully processed
and released subsequently.”
“Candidates who sat the May/June
2015 WASSCE will be able to check the details of their performance on the
Council’s results website: www.waecdirect.org within the next
24 hours.”
source: Vanguard NG
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