{"id":35024,"date":"2015-12-07T01:48:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T00:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unn-edu.info\/?p=35024"},"modified":"2017-04-02T19:41:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T18:41:42","slug":"prosecution-waec-officials-aiding-exams-malpractice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unn-edu.info\/2015\/12\/prosecution-waec-officials-aiding-exams-malpractice.html","title":{"rendered":"Group Demands Prosecution Of WAEC Officials Aiding Exams Malpractice"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Exam Ethics Marshals International has dragged the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to the Federal High Court in Abuja, demanding the names of officials aiding and abetting examination malpractice.<\/p>\n
The suit followed a press conference where the WAEC said it had sanctioned examination administrators who aided and abetted malpractices between May 2013 and December 2014.<\/p>\n
The group filed the suit with registration number FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/487\/2015 through its lawyer, Mr Jeremiah Akahazemea, demanding for the names of the invigilators, supervisors and the students for prosecution.<\/p>\n
Akahazemea asked the court to compel WAEC to provide them with relevant information that would assist the organisation to realise its objectives.<\/p>\n
The lawyer said that non-disclosure of the culprits made it impossible for education stakeholders, institutions and the public to carry out their civic duties.<\/p>\n
Specifically, the group asked the court to compel WAEC to produce its officials that supervised the May\/June 2013, May\/June 2014 and Nov\/Dec 2014 WAEC examinations.<\/p>\n
It said this was in line with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. (NAN)<\/p>\n