WASSCE leakage: Gov’t disappointed in WAEC – Mahama

President John Mahama has described as disappointing the reported leakage of examination papers in the ongoing Senior High school certificate examination organised by the West African Examination Council.

According to him, WAEC after a similar incident last year, assured government of its readiness to introduce reforms to curb the exam malpractices.

WAEC has conceded that students had “foreknowledge” of some of the subjects before they were written. It however maintains that it will not cancel those papers despite the leak.

Commenting on the matter, Mahama told a gathering in the Western region that he has instructed the BNI to work with the exams organizing council to ensure that culprits in the latest malpractices are sanctioned.

“WAEC is an independent body and so government can’t interfere in its operational affairs. But government wishes to call on WAEC to put its house in order,” the President stated.

He continued: “It is most discouraging when students have prepared for three solid years only to be confronted with incidences of examination leakages. Last year in the BECE exams, the BNI was called to investigate an examination leakage and two people are being prosecuted. WAEC informed government that it is going to conduct reforms in its exams preparations. We are therefore disappointed at news of a possible leakage of the secondary school certificate exams. We urge WAEC to urgently work to plug all loopholes to protect the integrity of the exams and I have asked the BNI to work with WAEC to deal drastically with anyone found culpable”.