The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has clarified that it received GH¢47 million from the government for the conduct of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), not the previously stated GH¢80 million. Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Majority Chief Whip, had initially informed Parliament about the GH¢80 million disbursement by the Finance Ministry. However, John Kapi, the Head of Public Relations at WAEC, clarified that they received a warrant for about half the total amount, which is GH¢47,125,594 . The BECE is scheduled to take place from July 8 to July 15, 2024, at all centers across the country
Initially, WAEC had received only GH₵2.3 million out of the required GH₵95.83 million, prompting the council to request at least 50% of the total amount to conduct the examination and additional funds to process and release the results.
The BECE is scheduled to take place from July 8 to July 15, 2024, across all centres in the country.
The Head of the Public Relations of WAEC, John Kapi, earlier in an interview with Graphic, expressed concerns that the examination might not take place as scheduled if the funds were not released in time.
He noted that even though some GH¢6 million had been processed through the Government Integrated Financial Management System (GIFMIS), it was yet to be translated into real cash.
However, Frank Annoh-Dompreh assured Parliament that GH₵80 million has been released to WAEC.
He noted that he had followed up on the matter and received confirmation from the Minister of State, Abena Osei Asare, that the funds had been released.
“You raised an issue about the release to WAEC for the conduct of exams and the respected ranking member gave you copies. So myself and the Chief Whip, we followed up and spoke to the Minister of State, Abena Osei Asare, she got back to the Ministry and confirmed that indeed, they have made a significant release. We are told an amount of 80 million has been released.”
