The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies has given the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, a 24-hour ultimatum to appear before it on Friday, May 30, 2025, over concerns surrounding the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE.
Chairman of the Committee, Oboku Abonsizibe Oforji, gave the order on Thursday after WAEC failed to honour an earlier invitation to appear before the panel.
Oforji said WAEC was summoned to explain widespread complaints and irregularities reported during the ongoing exams.
He recalled in a statement that the committee had invited WAEC on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, to clarify several issues disrupting the conduct of the exams across the country.
The lawmaker said he was disappointed at WAEC’s absence during the scheduled hearing on Thursday, May 29, describing it as unacceptable, given the scale of public concern.
“The examinations have been riddled with serious irregularities. We’ve received reports of students writing exams as late as midnight in some centres across the country.
“The House deemed it necessary to summon WAEC to explain these developments and the trauma candidates are currently facing. Ironically, WAEC responded this morning, saying they couldn’t appear due to their involvement in the exams. But that is precisely why we need them here,”; Oforji stated.
According to him, the committee expects WAEC to appear without fail on Friday, warning that failure to do so would prompt the House to invoke its constitutional powers to compel compliance.
