The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has said the results of the just concluded West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be released within 45 days. This means the results is expected to be released before the end of October
The exam which ended on Saturday, September 12, was reportedly written by a total of 1,459,463 students in Nigeria alone. The exam also took place in Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ghana.
Speaking in an interview with one of the dallies over the weekend, the head of public affairs of WAEC Nigeria, Demianus Ojijeogu, said that the examination body will ensure they meet the target within the given time.
He said that had been the standards of WAEC in the recent years, especially for the school-based examination and the same plan still applicable for this year’s edition before the outbreak of COVID-19 and it subsequent postponement.
“Certainly, we will still work towards achieving this 45 days’ time lag target,” Ojijeogu added.
On the conduct of the exam generally, he described it as a huge success, saying it was hitch-free nationwide. According to him, both the students and exam officials adhered strictly to COVID-19 safety measures rules in and around the exam venues while the exam lasted.
It will be recalled that the examination initially slated for April was postponed to August due to outbreak of coronavirus globally.
