The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies has queried Josiah Dangut, Head of National Office of the West African Examination Council, Nigeria, over N6bn shortfall the agency acquired in 2023 during a hearing.
The members of the committee judiciously interrogated the examination body pertaining the N5bn loan obtained in the year 2022 for the purchase of customized calculators.
The members of the committee queried the WAEC Head concerning number of students who took part in the 2022 examinations for which the N5bn calculators were bought.
Dangut accompanied by the WAEC Registrar, Angus Okeleze, Senior Deputy Registrar, Victor Odu, Acting Director of Finance, Segun Jerumeh, and Deputy Director of Finance, WAEC, presented the agency’s cashbook to the committee, but it was rejected, emphasizing on the submission of the agency’s bank statements instead.
Due to the unsatisfactory responses from the WAEC representatives, the committee gave the examination body an ultimatum of one week to submit all its bank statements from 2018 to the present.
The committee members were displeased that, out of the Eight submission request from the examination body for expenditures, only one of the nominal roll was submitted.
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Additionally, the committee requested evidence of submission of accounts to the Auditor General for the Federation from 2018 to 2023, citing that WAEC provides details of the outlays leading to the N6 billion shortfall and connections relating to the purchase of the customized calculators.
Furthermore, the committee demanded proof of due process followed for the award of the contract, as well as payment records, including vouchers and bank statements. They also insisted on receiving confirmation of approval for the N5bn loan used to acquire the customized calculators.
