WAEC blacklists 165 schools in Kwara, fines each N250,000

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has threatened
heavy sanctions against school heads or officials caught aiding and
abetting examination malpractices.

He said such action in the 2019 WAEC led to the blacklist of 165
schools in the state and financial penalties from the examination
body.

According to a statement by Chief Press Secretary to the
Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, the examinations were held between April 8
and May 31, 2019.

The statement made available to our correspondent, on Thursday,
said the development – the worst in the history of the state –
affected 122 public secondary schools and 43 private schools, each
fined N250,000.

The statement read in part, “This administration is sad to note
that WAEC has derecognised 165 schools in Kwara because of
widespread cases of cheating in the 2019 senior secondary
certificate examination in which some top education officials and
parents were implicated.

“This is very unfortunate and this administration will not
hesitate to sanction school heads or officials that ever engage in
such conduct in the future.

“The administration also urges parents to desist from
encouraging cheating in the examination. We call on Kwarans to
expose this cancer.

“As a result of such incidents of aiding and abetting of
examination malpractices, this administration will now have to pay
N30.5 million of scarce public resources to get the necessary
approval for the affected public schools to host WAEC examinations
in the future.

“This is avoidable. Examination malpractice constitutes some of
the worst hindrances to a bright future because it negates the time
tested principles of hard work, diligence, and thirst for knowledge
and excellence.”

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