In what may come as a big surprise to most
people, no fewer than 15 persons recently returned
certificates issued to them by the West African
Examinations Council (WAEC). They said they had
to give up the certificates because they cheated
during the examination, and now as Born Again
Christians, they could not live with “the sin.”
approached WAEC through letters seeking
restitution after they had confessed how they
dubiously acquired their certificates when they
wrote the examinations at various periods.
The council wrote back to them, stating that what
they were expected to do was to return the
certificates awarded in line with the rules and
regulations guiding the conduct of the
examinations. However, only few responded,
including a holder of Teachers’ Grade 11
certificate.
It was learnt that those who complied with the
directive returned their certificates to various
WAEC offices nationwide and the council took their
case to the Nigeria Examinations Committee
(NEC), which, at its 55th meeting in Lagos,
cancelled the returned 15 certificates.
According to the council’s letter to NEC, “the listed
candidates, in their letters of restitution, confessed
that they were involved in various forms of
examination malpractices in various years as
indicated against their numbers. They have
returned the original certificates issued to them.’’
The returned certificates by the Born Again
Christians were for both the May/June (school
exam) and November/December (private
candidate) West African Senior School Certificate
Examination (WASSCE).
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