The government
has given the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) an amount of GH¢55 million
for organising this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and
the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The Public
Relations Officer of WAEC, Winifred Ampiaw, confirmed receipt of the money
on Eyewitness News on Thursday, July 27, 2023.
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“I can say that
we have received some amount of money that will enable us to conduct the exams,
for both WASSCE and BECE. However, there’s a payment plan to pay the rest. So
far we have received GH¢10.5 million to be able to conduct BECE, and for
WASSCE, we have received GH¢40 million. This amount will enable us to take care
of the pre-exams activities and the conduct of the exams itself. We’ve received
GH¢55 million in total received, I know for a fact that we have received the
money”.
“The payment is
for this year’s exams, we are supposed to spend a rough estimate of GH¢18
million for BECE. For WASSCE, the total cost for just the pre and the conduct
of the main will take us to GH¢63.5 million. We are left with about GH¢7.5
million. However, I want to assure the public that yes, we are in the position
to conduct both exams for this year,” she assured.
This comes on
the back of claims by the Minority that the 2023 WASSCE and BECE may not come
off due to the failure of government to honour its financial obligations to
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.
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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.
Deputy Education
Minister, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, also reacting to the Minority’s claims
on Eyewitness News said government is working to settle the rest of
the money.
“I wish to state
emphatically that all arrangements to begin BECE on August 7 are in place,
nothing has changed. BECE will be conducted by WAEC unabated. There were some
concerns of indebtedness which were brought to our attention. As of yesterday
[July 26], an amount of GH¢40 million has been paid to WAEC, to support them in
their operations,” Reverend Ntim-Fordjour revealed.
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