Ebun Francis|
The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, now known as Cambridge Assessment, on Monday said only a request from President Muhammadu Buhari will permit the release his result.
The exam body made the clarification following inquiries by Nigerians interested in authenticating Buhari’s certificate.
According to the examination body, for it to release a candidate’s certificate, the student must request for it.
The body, however, confirmed that according to the regulations for 1961, African language papers, including those for Hausa, were set for the West African School Certificate.
It also further stated that it was not compulsory to pass mathematics to get the certificate.
“We can only confirm or verify results at the direct request of or with the permission of a candidate,” the statement read.
“This is in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulations, Data Protection Act 2018 and section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
“Examination results were classed in grades by 1 to 9. 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 indicate a Pass with Credit; 7 & 8 indicate a Pass; 9 indicates a Failure.
“To pass the School Certificate, candidates had to pass examinations in a variety of groups. It was compulsory to pass English Language, but not Maths, in order to gain the Certificate.
“The number of candidates who sat for the WASC Hausa examination in 1961 was 152.
“Our records show that Hausa was set in the Northern Region in 1961.”
Cambridge, a United Kingdom-based examination body, oversaw the conduct of final year secondary school examination in Nigeria and placement into foreign universities in the 1960s.