The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has demanded the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) to release some 2024 WASSCE candidates' withheld results within one week.
NUGS has warned to launch widespread protests if the exam authority fails to comply. NUGS President Daniel Korley Botchway warned during a news appearance on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
On Thursday, January 30, WAEC filed a stay of execution in the High Court, challenging a court order mandating the release of the withheld results.
"They should release it within a week, else, we will launch a nationwide protest by occupying their offices. And we will make it uncomfortable for them.
"If they cannot do the work, they should inform the government of Ghana, for the government of Ghana to employ a new examination body," according to him.
Aside from the protest, NUGS has promised to take legal action against WAEC, notwithstanding a pending lawsuit in the Accra High Court.
WAEC has withheld the results of nearly 10,500 applicants who took the 2024 WASSCE due to alleged misconduct.
Amidst tremendous debate and anxiety among parents and their children, private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu filed a Mandamus motion on behalf of the impacted candidates.
On Friday, January 30, 2025, the High Court in Accra ordered WAEC to promptly release the withheld WASSCE results for over 10,500 candidates.
The court held that WAEC's decision to withhold the results without providing specific reasons was unjustified because the reasons supplied were unclear, ranging from "alleged examination malpractice" and "alleged irregularities."
Justice Ali Baba Abature, who ruled over the case, noted that WAEC's invigilators recorded no malpractices or abnormalities throughout the exam.
