The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of students in Ondo’s public secondary schools due to debts owed to the examination body by the state government.
On Tuesday, students from the state who wanted to apply to tertiary institutions were unable to check their academic results on the WAEC website.
A student in the state, who chose to remain anonymous, said that she was surprised to learn that her results were being withheld by WAEC due to the state’s debt.
She described how she repeatedly logged into the website and received the same ‘indebted’ message from the examination body.
“I am one of the candidates who sat for the WASSCE in the state. Some of my mates started noticing this yesterday (Monday), but when I logged in today, I was surprised to see that my result was also withheld due to indebtedness. It’s just annoying, but the school told us they will address it,” she said.
A teacher in one of the affected accredited schools explained that the state government had been notified of the situation and assured that it would be addressed soon.
“It is normal practice in the state for the government to pay the fees, but we don’t know why the current administration has not fulfilled this obligation. We have notified the authorities, and we will take it up from there,” he stated.
In response to questions about the situation, Olaolu Akindolire, the commissioner for education, science, and technology, blamed it on logistics problems.
In a statement made through the ministry’s spokesperson, Olaoluwa Meshack, Akindolire stated that the challenges with accessing the results would be resolved soon.
He stated that the state government had previously resolved the issue with WAEC, and that 550 million Naira had been paid for 26,088 students who sat for the 2024 WASSCE in the state’s public schools.
