The West African Examinations Council has attributed the delayed conduct of some papers in the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination to a combination of logistical and operational challenges, particularly a fatal road accident that claimed the lives of three of its officials.
WAEC disclosed this in a statement on Monday by its Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina.
Three WAEC officials died on Wednesday in a road accident along the Gombe-Yola highway following a collision involving a truck.
WAEC said the accident, which occurred while personnel were transporting sensitive examination materials across states, disrupted its distribution schedule and significantly delayed the commencement of some examinations at affected centres.
Recall that candidates who sat for the Mathematics and Agricultural Science papers last Wednesday and Thursday in several centres across Oyo, Lagos and Osun states were forced to sit their examinations late into the evening due to delays in
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