Zamfara, WAEC Agrees On Payment Plan To Offset N1.4bn Examination Fees Backlog Debt

….Secures Release Of Withheld Zamfara Students’ Result

The Zamfara State government has reached an agreement with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on a payment plan to offset the backlog debt of about N1.4 billion examination fees owed the regional examination body by the previous administrations in the state.

The examination body has consequently agreed to release the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results of public secondary school students of Zamfara State, which were withheld due to the debt.

A statement issued by the spokesperson of Zamfara State governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, on Wednesday, disclosed that the results have been released following a meeting between the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal and the leadership of WAEC-Nigeria at his Abuja office on Monday.

He stated that the delegation of the WAEC was led by the chairman of the Administrative and Finance Committee of WAEC Nigeria, Hajiya Binta Abdulkadir, and the head of the National office of WAEC Nigeria, Dr. Amos J. Dangut.

“As part of the present administration’s determined effort to ensure that the state of emergency declared in education is seriously addressed, Governor Dauda Lawal hosted the leadership of the WAEC in his Abuja office.

“The Governor, who was in the company of the honourable commissioner of education, science, and technology, Mallam Wadatau Madawaki, discussed with the WAEC officials the issue of outstanding debt owed by the Zamfara state on examinations conducted under the previous administrations.

“The non-payment of the WAEC fees for many years led to the non-release of the West African Examination results for the affected students. This, by extension, has caused many students not to participate in the mandatory National Youth Service Corp programme due to non-collection of their results,” he said.

The statement added that the state government and WAEC agreed on a payment plan of backlog debt, and the withheld results will be released before the end of this month.

Also present at the meeting were senior officials of WAEC Nigeria, including Mr Ambrose Okelezo, the Zonal Coordinator; Mr Victor C. Odu, the Director of Finance, and Mr Segun U. Jerumeh, the Deputy Director.