- Netizens have recounted the story of a Nigerian man, Sarki Abba, who was forced to rewrite his WASSCE in 1984
- It was gathered that the brilliant man had an excellent result with 9As but doubts over the result reportedly made him rewrite the exam.
- After writing the exam for the second time, however, he proved himself and was given the accolades he deserved
Sarki Abba, a student from Kano state, amazed exam authorities with his exceptional performance in the 1984 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scoring nine distinctions.
Doubting his achievement, he was brought to Lagos state to retake the exam under strict supervision.
Abba confirms his brilliance, shocks examiners
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To everyone's astonishment, Abba once again achieved nine A1 grades, leading to an apology from the authorities and the establishment of the National Merit Award.
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Abba continued to shine academically, graduating as the overall best medical student at ABU, Zaria in 1989/90.
Bayo Saburi Badmos wrote on Facebook:
“Meet Sarki Abba from Kano State, the genius that was made to rewrite WASCE after scoring 9 distinctions In 1984, 16-year-old Abba, a student of Science Secondary School Dawakin Tofa, scored 9 distinctions (8 A1 and 1 A2) in his West African Senior School Certificate (WASCE) Exams. "Examination authorities in Lagos didn't believe Abba made those excellent scores without cheating. The authorities provided a car that took Abba to Lagos in order to retake the exam. Abba was made to take the 9 exams in a duration of 3 days, under heavy supervision.
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"After marking the rescheduled exams, he scored 9 A1 (the only 'A2' he had in English Language before the retake, became 'Al' resulted to 9 A1) Faced with shock, the authorities apologized and instituted the National Merit Award. And, rightfully, Sarki Abba was the first recipient of the award.Abba continued to excel academically
It was also gathered that the same man emerged as the overall best graduating and best medical student at ABU Zaria.
"In 1989/90 school session, 21, Sarki Abba graduated as OVERALL BEST Medical Student, and OVERALL BEST Graduating Student at ABU, Zaria- he was just 21. These are the kinds of stuff our sons and daughters should be inspired by, not rubbish like BB Naija. O Lord, please, save our country, Bayo said.See the post below:
Girl who emerged as Airforce best graduating student gets 9As in WASSCE
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Zara Onyinye, a Facebook user, has celebrated the outstanding academic achievement of Awofeso Aisha Omotola.
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Zara shared the remarkable feat accomplished by Awofeso, who was named the overall best-graduating student at Air Force Secondary School in Ikeja, Lagos.
In her post, Zara expressed her admiration for Awofeso's exceptional performance and congratulated her on the remarkable grades she achieved across various subjects in WASSCE.
Awofeso received the highest grade of A1 in Civic Education, English Language, Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Animal Husbandry, and Computer Science.
She wrote: “Love celebrating brains, Excellence, Condour. Congratulations my baby AWOFESO AISHA OMOTOLA. She is the 2023 Best Overall graduating student Air Force Secondary School Ikeja. Lagos.”
2023 WASSCE
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) had recently announced that 1,621,884 candidates registered for the 2023 edition of the exam. The body, however, said 1,613,733 sat for the examination.
“A total of 1,287,920 candidates, representing 79.81 per cent , obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
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“Of this number, 616,914, that is 47.9 per cent, were male candidates, while 671,006, that is 52.1 per cent, were female candidates.“The percentage of candidates in this category in the WASSCE for School Candidates in 2022, that is, those who obtained credit and above in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, was 76.36 per cent , thus, there is a 3.45 per cent decrease in performance in this regard.Source: Legit.ng
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