WAEC Refuses To Release Ondo Schools Results For 2024, Ondo Govt Says We Are Not Owing

By Ayodele Oni

Ondo State Government has challenged the West African Examinations Council, (WAEC) over the seizure of results of some students who participated in the 2024 West African Secondary Secondary School Examination (WASSCE), in public schools in the state.

Reports indicate that some results of public secondary schools students that sat for the examination are still being withheld by WAEC,  even after the state government had paid all the necessary registration fee.

Reacting to the report, Ondo State Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Mr Olaolu Akindolire expressed disappointment over the development, saying WAEC has not given the state government any reason for withholding the results.

He affirmed that the State Government had paid all the necessary registration fee and wondered why WAEC is still withholding the results especially this period when admission into tertiary institutions is ongoing across the country.

The Commissioner said the withholding of the results by WAEC was capable of jeopardizing the hope of securing admission into tertiary institutions by the affected students, and called on the examination body to release the results promptly.

Mr. Akindolire declared that the state government still maintains its zero tolerance posture to examination malpractices and urged WAEC to carry out the necessary verifications to ensure that the affected students were not being unjustly punished.

While sympathizing with the affected students and their parents, the Commissioner assured that the  WAEC, as a reputable examination body does not take pleasure in punishing students without justification, assuring that the withheld results would be released appropriately.