WAEC Withholds Results Of Over 130,000 Candidates From States Owing Them Millions Of Naira, Others

Over 130,000 WASSCE candidates will bear the burden of the debt of their states after WAEC withheld candidates results from states owing them millions of Naira.

The results of the affected candidates ar now at the mercy of the state governments with WAEC threatening to hold the results hostage over the indebtedness of the states to the Council.

The directive was disclosed by Head of National Office, Mr Patrick Areghan, in Lagos on Monday, August 7 while addressing the press.

“I am happy to announce that candidates who sat for the 2023 WASSCE and have no pending issue can access their results, including their certificates simultaneously.

I need to restate that the results of candidates sponsored by states indebted to the Council will not be released now until they pay up. We appeal to them to do so to enable the affected schools/candidates to access their results.

Zamfara and Niger states are the highest debtors. Again Zamfara did not present any candidate for this year’s WASSCE,” he said.