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BECE 2024: Minority Raises Alarm, Says Marking Of Scripts Was Postponed Over Government Debt
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BECE 2024: Minority Raises Alarm, Says Marking Of Scripts Was Postponed Over Government Debt

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • The Minority in Parliament claimed the marking of the 2024 BECE scripts was postponed because of government debts
  • Ranking Member of the Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, has raised several concerns at a press conference
  • The government is said to owe the examination body GH¢300 million for services provided from 2022 up until this year

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The Minority in Parliament has claimed the WAEC postponed marking the 2024 BECE scripts because of government debts.

In a press briefing on August 22, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, the Ranking Member of the Education Committee, stated the postponement was due to the government’s indebtedness to WAEC.

The Minority Caucus says the marking of BECE scripts is being postponed due to government debts.
The Minority Caucus says the marking of BECE scripts is being postponed due to government debts. Source: Parliament of Ghana/Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum
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“As we speak, WAEC had to postpone the marking of BECE scripts from this month, August, to September because they don’t have the funds to do the coordination and marking," he said during the briefing.

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Joy News reported that as of June, the government owed the examination body GH¢300 million for services provided from 2022 to this year.

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Nortsu-Kotoe is also worried that the delay in marking the scripts will disrupt the academic calendar.

Earlier concerns about 2024 BECE

The 2024 BECE was in danger until WAEC confirmed the receipt of about GH¢47.13 million to begin preparation for the examinations.

Before this release, WAEC said it had received just about GH¢2.3 million out of GH¢95.83 million required to prepare for the critical exams.

The GH¢47.13 million WAEC received was said to be about half of the GH¢95.83 million the government owes WAEC from 2023.

The Minority caucus in Parliament previously urged the government to release a payment schedule.

The 2024 BECE had over 500,000 candidates at 2,123 designated centres across the country take part in the exam.

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WASSCE 2024 practical and theory papers underway

YEN.com.gh earlier reported that the practical and theory papers for the 2024 WASSCE had commenced at 1,000 centres across the country on August 19.

The 2024 WASSCE group has 460,611 registered candidates (212,954 males and 247,657 females) and assurances about security measures were also given.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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