In a shocking revelation, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has exposed the deep-rooted corruption of exam supervisors, accusing them of amassing enormous wealth through exam malpractices.
Patrick Areghan, the head of the national office in Nigeria, expressed his dismay during his inspection of examinations in government secondary schools in Abuja. He boldly stated, “Supervisors are our problems. They make a lot of money from this. The exam is taking place in over 21,000 secondary schools in Nigeria with only 2,000 staff strength. How many centers are we going to man?”
He elaborated, “These supervisors are teachers given to us by state ministries of education, and when they come, they make it a business. We are not in control of social media, small boys post questions for advertisement and ask candidates to subscribe on their websites, and then they give them fake questions.”
In a plea to candidates, teachers, and parents, the WAEC official urged them to uphold the integrity of examinations, emphasizing the need for collective efforts to combat the menace of examination malpractices and build a robust educational system.
Binta Abdulkadri, the chair of the WAEC board and director of senior secondary education at the Federal Ministry of Education, expressed concern about the involvement of school principals in exam malpractice. She commended WAEC for utilizing technology to apprehend perpetrators of such malpractices.
Meanwhile, WAEC disclosed identifying 56 rogue website operators responsible for leaking the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The examination body has implemented advanced technology to detect malpractices from any location.
Proudly sharing their progress, the WAEC official revealed, “I am happy to announce that so far in this exam, we have made a lot of arrests. We made arrests in Ibadan, Maiduguri, Abeokuta, Osogbo, Umuahia, and many other states. In all, we have made arrests of no fewer than 15 persons comprising candidates, supervisors, school proprietors, and others connected with the malpractices.”
With 1,621,895 candidates sitting for the examinations in over 21,000 secondary schools nationwide, WAEC remains committed to upholding the sanctity of the evaluation process.
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