The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cancelled 151
certificates already issued to candidates that sat for both school and
private exams who were later found to have engaged in examination
malpractice.
Also,
the council has taken possession of 29 certificates (both school and
private candidates exam) returned by born again Christians who sought
for restitution.
The National Examinations
Committee (NEC) of WAEC took the decision recently at its 62nd meeting
held in Lagos to cancel and collect back certificates of the candidates
found wanting years after the examinations were conducted and
certificates issued.
Among the cancelled
certificates, include two issued 28 years ago (1989) and 27 years ago
(1990) by WAEC while the ones issued in 2012 and 2013 are the current
certificates.
A breakdown of the cancelled
certificates showed that the highest number, 14, was issued in 2001 and
2002, 13 each in 1999 and 2000.
The statistics
further revealed that WAEC cancelled 12 certificates in 2003, 10 in
2006, eight in 1988, seven each in 2004, 2007 and 2010, five each in
1993, 1995, 2009, 2012 and 2013. Others are four in 1994 and 2008, three
each in 1996 and 2011, two each in 1997 and 2005 as well as one each in
1989, 1990 and 1992.
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