Pressure is mounting on the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to release the withheld results of some students.

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is demanding urgent action.

WAEC filed a stay of execution at the High Court on Thursday, January 30, against a court order directing the release of the withheld results.

The results, which have sparked widespread controversy, were allegedly withheld due to suspected malpractice during the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

"They should release all the results forthwith, within a week. 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, NUGS President Daniel Korley Botchway warned that if WAEC fails to comply with the court order within the given time frame, the union will take legal action and stage protests.

"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."

The student union further accused WAEC of bias and unfair treatment in handling the withheld results.