WAEC Cancels 2014 Results Of Candidates

The National Examinations (NEC) Committee
of WAEC on Thursday said that it had
cancelled results of candidates involved in
examination malpractices at the 2014
examinations. Mr Damianus Ojijeogu of the
Public Affairs Department in WAEC
disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. He
said that the decision was taken at the 59th
meeting of the committee.
waec cardOjijeogu said that the
communiqué of the meeting was signed by
an officer at the Public Affairs Department of
WAEC, Mr Damianus Ojijeogu. It said the
committee reviewed a report on irregularity
and special and clemency cases arising
from the conduct of the May/June 2014
West African Senior School Certificate
(WASSCE) at the meeting.
The statement said that the communiqué
also said that the committee considered a
report on the conduct of the November/
December 2014 WASSCE, including
irregularity cases arising from the conduct
of the examination. It said that there were
proven cases of malpractices by some
candidates.
“In the course of considering the various
reported cases of malpractice, the
committee, after diligent deliberations,
approved appropriate sanctions in all
established cases of malpractice.
“This action is as prescribed by the rules
and regulations governing the conduct of
the council’s examinations. “It approved that
the entire results of such candidates
involved in proven cases be cancelled. “The
communiqué also recommended that the
subjects’ results of those involved in proven
cases of malpractice be similarly cancelled.
“ In addition, some candidates will also
suffer other sanctions such as barring them
from sitting for the council’s examinations
for a certain number of years,” it said. The
statement said that the decisions of the
committee would be implemented without
delay, while the affected candidates would
be duly informed by the council. It,
however, said that the results of candidates
exonerated by the committee would be
released.
According to the communiqué, the
committee’s sanctions will also be imposed
on all the ad-hoc examination staff that
condoned the malpractice. “The committee
has directed all the ad-hoc examination
functionaries, who were indicted of
involvement or condoning malpractice
during the conduct of the examination, be
reported to appropriate state Ministries of
Education.
“The ad-hoc examination functionaries, who
participated during the November/
December 2014 WASSCE, would also be
reported to relevant bodies for disciplinary
action. “This will be in addition to the
sanctions imposed on them by the council.
“The committee, as in previous meetings,
strongly expressed concern at the alarming
incidence of malpractice in examinations
and urged stakeholders to join hands in
curbing the menace,” it said.
According to the communiqué, identified
weaknesses of candidates are mentioned in
the reports including poor mathematical
skills and Geography 3. It also identified
other weaknesses ranging from poor
handwriting, omission of units in their final
answers to numerical problems in Physics
2 and inability to spell technical terms
correctly as observed in Biology 3 and
Health, among others.
The communiqué suggested the need for
students to learn the basic principles and
concepts in the various subjects and apply
them in solving everyday problems as
some of the remedies. It urged the Federal
Ministry of Education and the National
Universities Commission to urgently
facilitate the recognition of the newly
introduced trade subjects.
According to the communiqué, these
subjects should be added to the list of
acceptable subjects for admission into
universities. It said that the committee had,
before their deliberations, unanimously
elected Mrs Fatima Abdulrahaman to act as
the chairman. Abdulrahaman is the National
President, All Nigeria Confederation of
Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS)