Waec punish workers, because of error in results

WEST African Examinations
Council (WAEC) officials
responsible for alterations of
candidates results are to be
sanctioned.
A statement by WAEC
spokesman Yusuf Ari, on
behalf of Head of National
Office Dr Iyi Uwadiae
yesterday, said some workers
erroneously altered results of
some candidates in the
process of upgrading results
that were previously withheld.
The statement assured that
the results released earlier this
month is authentic.
The statement reads: “The
West African Senior School
Certificate Examination
(WASSCE) May/June 2011
results were released on
August 10 with some
pending/outstanding results.
“Subsequently, there was a
need to update some
outstanding results. However,
due to human error that was
traced to some workers, the
result update altered the
already released results.
“The Council wishes to allay
the fears of stakeholders and
assure them that WAEC does
not “upgrade” results as has
been reported. The results
remain as they were released
on August 10.
“The Council hereby informs
the public that the May/June
2011 WASSCE results can be
accessed on the website or
from the hard copies of
results sent to schools.
“The Council also wishes to
state that the officers
connected with the error
would be appropriately
sanctioned.”
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