Results of students from eight states of the federation that sat for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), have been withheld by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), over the indebtedness of the states to the council.

This was disclosed at a press briefing on Monday in Lagos by the Head of National Office, Mr Patrick Areghan, while briefing the press on the release of the results of the examination concluded 44 days ago.

While expressing confidence that some of the affected states would soon pay up, the HNO listed Zamfara and Niger as the highest debtors. He, however, refuses to mention the remaining states.

While Areghan also did not give the amount the states owe individually and collectively, it was gathered that it runs into hundreds of millions of naira.

“However, Zamfara and Niger states are the highest debtors. Again Zamfara did not present any candidate for this year’s WASSCE,” Areghan said.

He added, “Candidates who have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Council can access their results on the Council’s website: www.waecdirect.org. After accessing their results, candidates can visit www.waec.org to confirm, share and download digital copies of their certificates! Copies of the Result Listing will be sent to schools shortly.