Harrylesere Harrylesere This brings to three , the number of examinations to be conducted by the WAEC every year with effect from 2018 .
On April 13 this year, the Registrar to Council , Dr Iyi Uwadiae , announced at a news conference in Lagos that the council had approved the conduct of an additional diet of the WASSCE for private candidates , beginning from 2018 .
“The conduct of this additional diet of the WASSCE for private candidates became necessary because the WASSCE for school candidates is written first every year .
“And the results are released before the conduct of the WASSCE for private candidates .
“Therefore , school candidates who wish to retake the examination usually have the opportunities of doing so during the private candidates ’ examination .
“But with growing concerns among stakeholders over what they perceived as a denial of equal opportunities against private candidates , there has been a deluge of appeals across the West African Sub – region for Council to reduce the agony of long waiting experienced by the private candidates , who desire another shot at WASSCE .”
According to him , the flagging off of the new diet is starting with Nigeria .
The HNO noted , however , that the remaining member countries of WAEC had indicated their readiness to follow suit .
Adenipekun explained that the first series of the ‘WASSCE for private candidates in 2018 would be an urban -based examination .
According to him , candidates will be examined in 19 subjects .
“Centres for this examination will be located in cities and urban areas where we have a large number of the candidates .
“We will start with that for now and then gradually , we continue to spread to every nook and cranny of the country ,’’ he said .
Adenipekun said that the council would continually deploy technology in its fight against examination malpractices .
He added that the council was determined to win the war against the scourge .
He called on all stakeholders to join hands with the council in the fight against examination malpractices .
According to him , this is necessary for ensuring that the integrity of the examination is not compromised .