The Minority in
Parliament has issued a warning that the smooth conduct of the 2023 West
African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education
Certificate Examination (BECE) is at risk unless the government promptly clears
all outstanding debts owed to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
Speaking to
journalists in Parliament, the Minority Spokesperson on Education, Peter
Nortsu-Kotoe, expressed concern that WAEC urgently requires over GH₵50 million
to settle its financial obligations and ensure the seamless organization of the
2023 examinations.
He highlighted
the current challenges faced by WAEC, citing the government’s failure to
release funds for compensating individuals who provided their services during
the 2022 WASSCE.
This includes
allowances owed to supervisors, invigilators, examiners, and other personnel
involved in the examination process.
“The challenge
for WAEC now is the government’s inability to release funds to them to perform
their functions. Those who worked for WAEC last year, 2022, in the conduct of
the WASSCE have not been paid the allowances due to the supervisors, the
invigilators, the examiners, and all other persons. So, WAEC is unable to raise
funds to meet its obligations,” he said.
“Now the
examinations are about to start again or they have even started with the orals
and practicals and the WAEC is not having money to pay for last year’s
services. So we don’t know what the government is doing and if care is not
taken, the persons or the teachers who gave us the service may not be ready to
provide services again as supervisors and invigilators.”
“I know of a
country, a member country, that by the end of the first quarter, all the budget
of WAEC is released to them for national and international examinations. Why
can’t we do the same in Ghana?”
“This is the
challenge WAEC is facing and if we don’t help them to get what is due them, I
don’t know how the exams for this year will be conducted. For now, they need
about GH₵50 million to clear the previous year’s arrears. Those who print
their scripts for them, those who print booklets, they owe all of them. So if
you don’t pay, how will they provide those materials for you?”
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