Education Group Threatens to Sue WAEC Over 2026 CB-WASSCE Results, Gives 14-Day Ultimatum

Initiative for School Excellence and Education Foundation, an education advocacy organisation, has threatened to institute legal proceedings against the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over concerns about the integrity and reliability of the 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) results.

The Initiative, through its lawyers, has given WAEC 14 days to respond to its concerns and take appropriate steps to address them.

The organisation is demanding the preservation of examination records, access to electronic examination records for affected candidates and an independent verification of the systems used to conduct the computer-based examination and process the results.

Alex Onyia, who is identified as the Chief Executive Officer of EDU Care on X, shared the letter from the organisation’s lawyers on Friday. Onyia had previously raised concerns about the 2026 WASSCE results shortly after their release.

“We have now taken legal action against WAEC. WAEC has 14 days to respond and take appropriate action, failing which we will proceed with litigation,” he wrote.

The letter, dated 14 August 2026, was signed by Chinwe Onubogu, Principal Partner at Zuriel Law Practice, and addressed to the Head of WAEC’s Nigeria National Office in Lagos.

The development followed WAEC’s recent defence of the credibility of the 2026 WASSCE results amid criticism and questions raised on social media.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the examination council said it had observed a “recent wave of public commentary” questioning the accuracy and credibility of the results.

WAEC maintained that the results were produced through established marking, moderation and auditing procedures, and urged the public to disregard unverified claims.

In its letter, the Initiative for School Excellence and Education Foundation said it had received complaints from a “substantial number” of candidates concerning the accuracy, reliability and verifiability of their 2026 CB-WASSCE results.

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The group argued that the nature and scale of the concerns warranted independent verification before the results were considered beyond challenge.

Among its demands, the organisation asked WAEC to preserve all electronic and documentary records connected to the administration, processing, scoring and release of the examination results.

It specifically requested the preservation of candidate response databases, examination-session records, system audit trails, server and application logs, scoring databases and result-generation records. It also asked for records relating to system errors, interruptions and other technical incidents that may have occurred during the examination.

The group further requested that affected candidates be granted access to their electronic examination records, including their recorded responses, scores and information showing how their final grades were determined.

It also sought records of any manual intervention, correction, adjustment or reprocessing that may have influenced candidates’ results.

The organisation proposed an independent verification exercise involving experts in educational assessment and information technology to examine the reliability of the systems used for the 2026 computer-based examination and result processing.

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According to the group, the proposed review would not seek to override WAEC’s academic decisions but would establish whether the technological and administrative systems supporting the examination operated accurately and consistently.

It also requested information on the technical framework used for the 2026 CB-WASSCE and measures taken by WAEC to determine whether reported technical incidents had affected candidates’ results.

WAEC released the 2026 WASSCE results on 5 August, with its then Head of National Office, Amos Dangut, announcing the results at a press briefing in Lagos.

The release generated debate on social media, with some users raising concerns about possible glitches associated with the transition to computer-based examinations.

WAEC, however, said each candidate’s script undergoes a multi-level marking, moderation and auditing process based on standardised marking schemes and supervised by vetted subject specialists. The council also stated that candidates have channels through which they can submit queries and grievances regarding their results.

A total of 1,959,668 candidates from 24,207 schools registered for the 2026 WASSCE, while 1,950,726 candidates eventually sat for the examination, which was conducted between 24 April and 19 June.

WAEC said the results of 1,834,695 candidates, representing 94.05 per cent of those who sat for the examination, were fully processed and released, while the results of 116,031 candidates, representing 5.95 per cent, were still being processed when the results were announced.

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The council reported that 1,687,378 candidates, representing 86.50 per cent, obtained credits in at least five subjects, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.

However, 1,200,514 candidates, representing 61.54 per cent, obtained credits in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

WAEC also withheld the results of 167,486 candidates, representing 8.59 per cent of those who sat for the examination, over alleged examination malpractice.