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Keep your certificates well, we won’t issue another one, WAEC warns

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has warned owners of its certificates to keep them well as the council would not issue another certificate in the case of misplacement, fire, flood or theft.

The Head of National Office of the examination body, Olu Adenipekun gave the advice on Sunday.

He added that the best the Council would issue was an attestation of certificate.

“Let me make it clear that in the real sense of it, our certificates are issued only once, irrespective of who is involved or the circumstance that led to the misplacement, and that remains the truth of the matter.

“We do not issue our West African Senior School Certificates Examination (WASSCE) twice.

“But, if we have such cases of theft, fire, flood and others, as it concerns these certificates, yes, in reaction to our operational environment, we can consider the issuance of an ‘attestation certificate.

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“About five years ago, the council, that is, the highest governing body met and took a decision on this, stressing that there is no test body that issues two of its certificates to a single candidate in one examination.

“But, if a candidate should experience such losses through fire, flood or theft and can provide all the necessary proofs required to that effect, that will show such things actually happened to his or her certificate, there are certain steps such candidates are expected to take before approaching the council for further action,” he said.

He noted that the council had been issuing attestation of certificate in the last five years.

Babatunde Alao…

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