Governor Dauda Lawal has secured the release of the West African Examination Council results that were withheld for Zamfara Secondary School students.
A statement issued by the spokesperson of Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that the governor secured the release during when he met with the leadership of the West African Examination at his Abuja office on Monday.
According to the statement, the West African Examination Council withheld the results of Zamfara students over non-payment of N1.4 billion examination fees owed by the previous administrations in the state.
The statement reads in part, “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 nonpayment 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.”
The statement added that an agreement has been reached between the Zamfara State Government and WAEC on how to go about resolving the issue.
