Don’t Release Results Until Probe Ends; EduWatch Boss to WAEC

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare has encouraged the West Africa Education Council (WAEC) to stand its grounds against the release of withheld results for some schools and students over suspected examination malpractices and irregularities in the 2024 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

In a Facebook post, he indicated that investigations into the allegations must be concluded before the release is done.

“WAEC should be firm. Don’t release results until investigations into prima facie collusion and cheating allegations at WASSCE are completed.”

This comes after an Accra High Court dismissed WAEC’s application for a stay of execution against an earlier order to release the results on January 30, 2025.

Presiding judge Justice Ali Baba Abature, during a hearing on February 20, 2025, ruled that the examination body failed to provide sufficient justification for withholding the results, Graphic reports.

In an interview, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, Martin Kpebu, threatened to secure a contempt of court order against the Council if it invites them.

“WAEC doesn’t have jurisdiction to invite my clients again because we’ve gone to court and a court order has been issued so WAEC can’t continue. I understand WAEC continues to invite candidates to come.

“My candidates are not part. If WAEC invites any of my clients, we will be compelled to secure a contempt against WAEC because a court order has been made and the judge has held that WAEC has no case and so release the results so WAEC cannot invite my clients again,” he said in an interview with JoyNews.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini