*Says parents of affected candidate on its neck
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
A leading and award-winning private secondary school in Oyo State, International College of Arts, Science and Technology (ICAST), Elebu-Ibadan at the weekend, petitioned the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over non release of certificate of one of its students in 2021.
ICAST in a letter signed by its Principal, B.J. Adewumi, one of the students, Joseph-Oduntan, Oluwatomisin Daniel sat for WAEC in year 2021 with examination number 4311449033 and his result is yet to be released.
According to the college in a fresh letter to WAEC directed to its DR (SED), in Yaba, Lagos State, through its zonal coordinator in Ijokodo, Ibadan, Joseph-Oduntan, Oluwatomisin Daniel was one of the 52 students that sat for the year 2021 May/June examination in the school.
The letter titled, “Request for Issuance of Omitted WAEC Certificate,” expressed the school management’s worries and the concern of the parents of the candidate over the non-release of his certificate two years after.
“I am writing to request for the issuance of 2021 WAEC May/June Certificate of JOSEPH-ODUNTAN OLUWATOMISIN DANIEL with examination number 4311440933 which was omitted”, he said.
The principal added, “Sir, the total number of registered candidates for that examination year, from our school was fifty-three (53) while a candidate, IYIOLA AISHAT AYOMIDE with examination number: 4311449031 was not available for the exam throughout, but at the time we came for certificate, we realized only fifty-one (51) candidates were issued instead of fifty-two (52) which was thoroughly counted, confirmed and signed for before departing your office.
“Sir, this letter also serves as a reminder to the previous letter we have written on the same subject, therefore, we urge the council to take prompt and proactive action about this because the parents of the affected candidate have been on the school’s neck, insinuating and wrongfully accusing the school of withholding their child’s certificate.
He stressed, ” We look forward to receiving a favourable feedback from you, in earliest convenience”.
