The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has given reasons for delayed conduct of some papers in the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination
WAEC offered the reasons today through a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, saying it was a combination of logistical and operational challenges.
It however mentioned particularly a fatal road accident that claimed the lives of three of its officials.
The statement informed that the vehicle in which the three WAEC officials died was involved in a head-on collision on Wednesday along the Gombe-Yola highway.
The collision involved a truck, while the personnel were conveying sensitive examination materials across states.
The accident led to delays in its ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate WAEC said, as it disrupted its distribution schedule at some examinations centres.
“The delay was caused by a combination of logistical and operational challenges, notably the direct result of a devastating motor accident on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, which tragically claimed the lives of three of our dedicated personnel who were transporting sensitive examination materials interstate.
“This heartbreaking loss, coupled with prevailing regional security challenges, severely compromised our distribution schedule, which inadvertently led to the delayed start times.
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“While we mourned our fallen colleagues, our team of indefatigable staff worked around the clock to deploy emergency contingency measures to ensure that the examination was still conducted in the affected areas.”
Finalisation of examination arrangements and the late registration of candidates, which affected the timely production of examination materials, was another factor cited by WAEC.
Another issue it mentioned was security concerns, including protests triggered by the abduction of schoolchildren in some areas, hampered the distribution of examination materials.
“The issues of finalising the mode of conduct of the examination and the subsequent late registration of candidates affected the timely preparation of examination materials.
“Security challenges which led to mass protests against the abduction of schoolchildren also affected the timely distribution of examination materials in spite of the council’s best efforts,” WAEC stated.
Notwithstanding, the council stated, measures are now in place to prevent a recurrence of the delays during the remaining papers.
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