WAEC Cancels 2014 Examination Results

The National Examinations Committee (NEC) of WAEC on Thursday, May 7, said that it had cancelled results of candidates involved in examination malpractices at the 2014 examinations.


Making this statement in Lagos, Mr. Damianus Ojijeogu of the Public Affairs Department in WAEC said that the decision was taken at the 59th meeting of the committee.

According to Mr. Ojijeogu, 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. Moreover, the committee considered a report on the conduct of the November/December 2014 WASSCE, where cases of malpractices by some candidates were found and proven.

Reportedly, the entire results of such candidates involved in proven cases be 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,” the statement says. The decisions of the committee would be implemented without delay, while the affected candidates would be duly informed by the council. However, 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 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 statement says.

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.