WAEC Blames Technical Glitch for Withheld Ogun Students’ Results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has clarified that a technical glitch, not indebtedness, is the reason for the delay in releasing the results of some public school students in Ogun State. This clarification was made by Ayobami Suberu, the WAEC Branch Controller for Ogun State, who refuted recent online reports suggesting that the results were withheld due to the state’s failure to settle financial obligations.
In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Ogun State Governor, Lekan Adeniran, Suberu described the claims as “mischievous and unbalanced,” emphasizing that the Ogun State Government is not indebted to WAEC in any way. The clarification comes after WAEC announced that the results of 1,685,889 candidates, representing 93.9% of those who sat for the exams, were released on Monday.
Suberu explained that the delay in releasing the results of the affected students was due to a technical issue that the council is actively addressing. He assured the public that there is ongoing communication with the Head of the Test Administration Division to resolve the problem, and he promised that the results would be released by the close of work on Tuesday.
“Let me say categorically that Ogun State is not owing WAEC a dime. A senior official from the Ogun State Ministry of Education had earlier called me regarding the report, and I clarified that nothing of the sort happened; the report of indebtedness is not balanced and is mischievous,” Suberu stated.
He further criticized the manner in which the report was handled, noting, “How can a reporter just go ahead and put up a story without getting the side of WAEC? That is not ethical. The truth of the matter is that those results were not released due to a technical hitch, and we are relentlessly working on it for it to be released on Tuesday.”
Suberu reiterated that WAEC is committed to ensuring that the issue is resolved promptly, and students can expect to receive their results soon.