WAEC refutes accusations on colluding with sure politicians

West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has refuted accusations of tampering with justice by colluding with sure politicians.

The politicians in query had been these whose election victories within the current common elections had been being challenged in courtroom by their opponents.

Nairametrics reliably gathered that Mrs Moyosola Adesina, the Appearing Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, categorically refused these reviews as malicious, and deceptive.

What she stated

Mrs Adesina defined saying,

• “Just lately, the Nigerian press has been awash with tales of makes an attempt by WAEC to pervert the course of justice by allegedly conniving with some extremely positioned individuals, whose electoral victories within the final nationwide elections are being challenged in courtroom by their opponents.

• “These reviews even alleged that “high WAEC Administrators” on the Yaba workplace, obtained large sums of cash in a number of tranches to hide and physician data on WAEC information regarding some defendants.

• “The reviews went on to say that WAEC has been complicit in denying all litigants entry to examination information, in proof of their instances in courtroom.

• “It additionally bogusly claimed that an investigative company had gone to Ghana and accomplished investigations whereas efforts to take action in Nigeria, had been blocked by some WAEC officers.

• “These reviews are all baseless, malicious and deceptive. We should information towards the bastardisation of evaluation and the destruction of training within the nation.
• “When people who find themselves not answerable for examinations and would not have the experience and information of related paperwork and data attempt to hijack the mandate of a time-tested group, it portends hazard,” she stated.

She highlighted that such a development might considerably undermine the federal government’s efforts to enhance the training sector. She praised WAEC’s steadfastness over the previous 71 years, describing it as a formidable establishment.

On WAEC’s integrity

Adesina referred to these questioning WAEC’s integrity as ‘desperadoes’ pushed by a self-serving want to control outcomes at any price.

She expressed remorse that a few of these people, regardless of elevating doubts, had been themselves proud holders of WAEC certificates.

Ordinarily, the council may need chosen to disregard the baseless allegations, however Adesina defined that they felt compelled to supply clarifications and enlightenment.

This choice was made in one of the best curiosity of the Nigerian public and to uphold the integrity of evaluation and training all through the nation

• “WAEC is a global examination physique with a transparent mandate to conduct examinations within the public curiosity and award certificates, and it has been doing so since 1952, with none integrity points. Its certificates are recognised and acceptable all around the world.

• “WAEC is a authorized entity that may sue and be sued. It’s a law-abiding organisation with absolute respect for the judiciary. It is going to, subsequently, all the time seem in courtroom every time subpoenaed and obey any legitimate order arising therefrom.
• “That is the period of politics. WAEC has been subpoenaed on a number of events to look in courtroom to verify the authenticity of WAEC outcomes, certificates, or paperwork tendered by some litigants and we now have all the time achieved so.
• “For report functions and the good thing about the Nigerian public, WAEC Ghana has nothing to do with the outcomes of Nigerian candidates, simply as Nigeria doesn’t have something to do with the outcomes of Ghanaian candidates, regardless that we administer the identical worldwide examinations,” she famous.

She refuted the reviews claiming that investigating companies had travelled to Ghana and concluded their investigation on a matter associated to Nigeria.

In accordance with her, this assertion is totally false. She emphasised that neither the Ghana workplace nor the headquarters of WAEC can communicate on a matter they have no idea of, and no member nation has entry to the outcomes, information, and paperwork of different member international locations.

Adesina additionally dismissed different reviews alleging that WAEC had obstructed litigants from accessing examination information as proof of their courtroom instances.

She asserted that the examination physique has constantly cooperated with legislation enforcement and safety companies, promptly offering the required paperwork and information every time requested to help of their investigations.