“WAEC threat to sue over WASSCE report is unfortunate” – Africa Education Watch
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare has noted that the threat by the West African Examinations Council to take legal action against the think-tank following the release of its report on the 2020 WASSCE results is unfortunate.
At a press briefing on Tuesday, 22nd June 2021, WAEC accused the Africa Education Watch of factual inaccuracies in its report.
The Head of the Legal Department at WAEC, according to a news report filed by Accra-based Citi News, noted that “all options are on the table including a legal suit. These are things that management has to first strategize on. Don’t be surprised if you hear of it in the coming days. But I can’t tell the actual date this will happen.”
However, Kofi Asare has observed that WAEC’s posture on the matter is troubling.
“It is unfortunate that WAEC is threatening to take legal action against Africa Education Watch for its recent report. We are minded of the public interest and our focus is to support the government to reform the educational sector going forward and operate in a way that is more efficient and credible for the Ghanaian public.”
“It is a great conversation, looking at what has happened in the past 15 years with the examination malpractices value chain. We acknowledge that this is a difficult concern to have, but we believe that at a point we shouldn’t shy away from this conversation because a society that does not have discussions on its development ends up ruining its development,” Kofi Asare observed.
The Education think tank published what it described as an independent assessment report on the 2020 West African Examination Council, in which it suggested certain unusual forms of irregularities. The organization also proffered eleven recommendations which among others, urged the government to break WAEC’s monopoly.
