WAEC Nigeria: WASSCE resit not available to Nigerian candidates

TUNBOSUN OGUNDARE FROM TRIBUNE ONLINE NG 

The management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Nigeria has debunked the claim by some sections of Nigerian media that it has newly introduced a resit examination to be conducted between January and February for candidates who may need make-up papers in their senior school certificate examination (WASSCE).

The organisation said the report did not emanate from Nigeria and it is not meant for Nigerian candidates but originated from Ghana and for Ghanaian candidates.

In the viral report, the WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, John Kapi, who was quoted as a source of the story is a Ghanaian working for the Ghana office of WAEC.

Tribune Online reports that WAEC Nigeria has introduced the first series of its own exam for private candidates(which Ghana has just introduced this year) since 2017 during the administration of Mr Olu Adenipekun as the Head of the National Office…