The ruling All Peoples
Congress Member of Parliament representing constituency 15 in the Kenema
district, Hon. Leonard Fofanah, who doubles as Deputy Leader of the House, on 18th November, serious concern over what he described as an alleged
examinations syndicate operating within the West African Examination Council
(WAEC).
Speaking during a
parliamentary debate, he alleged that some rouge individuals within WAEC
recruit and employ teachers as script markers, who in turn clandestinely trace
examiners and offer them bribe to give under-served marks to examination
candidates.
“I am calling on the
Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MEST) to issue a stern warning
that all script marking should be done through conference marking”, said Hon.
Fofana, adding that any teacher caught in the malpractice should be sacked.
Allegations of
examinations malpractices are rife against students in tertiary institution and
WAEC candidates. However, even though
the allegations persist, not much has been done by both WAEC and education
authorities to stem the tide and bring those involve to book.
Recently, the
Vice Chancellor of the University of Sierra Leone, Professor Ekundayo Thomson
hinted that starting from the 2016 academic year entrance examinations would be
conducted for all students seeking admission into the university, apparently
alluding to the fact that a good many students apply with good WAEC grades but
perform poorly in their respective courses.
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