The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is facing growing pressure to release the withheld results of certain students, with the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) leading calls for immediate action. The controversy stems from allegations of malpractice during the 2023 WASSCE, which led WAEC to hold back some results.

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However, on January 30, WAEC filed a stay of execution at the High Court, seeking to overturn an earlier directive to release the results. NUGS President, Daniel Korley Botchway, has issued a stern warning, demanding that WAEC resolve the matter within a week. He argues that the council has had ample time to conclude its investigations. "They should release all the results forthwith, within a week.

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Whatever investigations they are doing they should conclude within a week, because we went to them as far back as January 2, and from January 2 to now is over a month, they should have enough time to appeal all these results by now," he said on February 4. At a press briefing, Botchway cautioned that if WAEC fails to act within the given timeframe, NUGS will escalate its response through legal action and nationwide protests.

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"They should release it within a week, failing which, we are going to commence a series of protests occupying their offices nationwide. And we'll make sure that we are going to make it uncomfortable for them. If they cannot do the work, they should inform the government of Ghana, for the government of Ghana to employ a news examination body."

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