Why WAEC Withheld Results Of Students In Public Schools In Ekiti |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

Ekiti State Government has denied a report that the state was owing the West African Examinations Council, (WAEC) which led to the seizure of results of students that sat for the August examination of the council in public schools.

The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Akin Omole, said the allegation of debt is untrue, saying “the results were put on hold due to computation mistakes by WAEC.

“The seizure was caused by the mistakes made in some of the ways the results were computed. The issue of Ekiti owing money doesn’t arise, it was a blatant lie.

“The government immediately contacted WAEC and it tendered apologies to the state.

“We appeal to our candidates and parents not to be ruffled by this, the government is handling the issue with all seriousness.

“Going by what WAEC said, the results will be released either on Thursday or Friday this week.”

There was anxiety on Tuesday among parents in the state whose children sat for the August examinations of the Council following non release of their results, while those that wrote theirs in private schools were released.

Since the inception of the present administration of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the state, government has been responsible for the payment of WAEC fees of students in public schools.

WAEC had  announced the withholding of results of public schools in a number of states on the grounds that the State Governments were owing the body. State Governments in Nigeria had formed the habit of paying WAEC fees for students in public Schools, something a number of people have described as wasteful.