The West African Examination Council (WAEC) Nigeria has called for more focus in the fight against all forms of corruption, including examination malpractice in the senior secondary schools.
This was canvassed by Olu Adenipekun, head of Nigeria national office of WAEC at a briefing announcing the release of result of the West Africa senior school certificate examination (WASSCE) for private candidate 2018.
Adenipekun lamented that there had been a steady increase in results seized each year as a result of examination fraud, saying that the council was determined to work round the clock to guarantee a continued improvement in its service delivery capacity in the public interest.
“I urge everyone to be involved in the fight against examination malpractice because the performance of candidates this year is not satisfactory compared to the previous years,” Adenipekun said
Speaking on the challenge faced by the council in its effort at checking examination malpractices, he said: “The challenge we have is that some candidates are using smart phones and other devices in order to carry out malpractices.’’
He therefore, advised students to learn to study and write their exams themselves, as “it is better to fail honourably than to pass by cheating.”
LANATU JOY SHELTON
