The West African Examinations Council boss Mr Patrick Areghan has denied cancelling the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates.
The Head of National Office, WAEC, Nigeria, Mr Areghan, in a statement on Sunday, urged Nigerians to disregard the fake publication circulating on social media.
Attention has been drawn to a fake publication circulating on social media, that the West African Examinations Council had cancelled the conduct of the WASSCE for school candidates, 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and was, therefore, set to refund the sum of N22,500 to each candidate who had enrolled for the examination.
The publication is false and deceitful. It is nothing but the handiwork of mischief makers who are out to defraud innocent and unsuspecting candidates and their parents/guardians. This piece of news is certainly not from the West African Examinations Council. It falls short of the council’s style, language and factual details.
Areghan added that the examination body had not announced the cancellation of the 2020 WASSCE but only announced a postponement until normalcy was restored.
