President Bio Blasts WAEC Over Examination Fraud, Says Cheating Threatens Nation’s Future

President Julius Maada Bio has strongly criticized the growing culture of examination malpractice in Sierra Leone, accusing multiple stakeholders, including the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), parents and teachers, of contributing to widespread cheating in the country’s education system.

“WAEC is helping our children to cheat us,” President Bio said. “The Minister of Civic Education has a huge task ahead. Parents are helping their children to cheat, teachers are helping their students to cheat, and even WAEC is helping students to cheat us.”