“When it comes to the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), most of the decisions are taken by the Ghana Education Service (GES),” the Director of Public Affairs of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John Kapi, has revealed.
Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, he explained that while WAEC administers the BECE, key aspects of the examination process are directly under the control of GES.
“For example, the selection of supervisors and invigilators is done by the district exams officer,” he disclosed.
He emphasized that when irregularities occur during the conduct of the examination, WAEC relies on GES to take swift and appropriate action.
“And so when these issues come up, once the feedback goes to them, we [WAEC] expect that they would react appropriately and ensure that the right action is taken against the people,” he said.
The revelation follows a JoyNews Hotline investigation by Francisca Enchil, which uncovered shocking collusion between GES officials, supervisors, headteachers, and invigilators at two centres in Accra—Derby Avenue RC Basic School and St. George’s Anglican Basic School.
Investigators found invigilators demanding daily “tokens” of GH¢60, supervisors pocketing envelopes of GH¢400, and candidates contributing to a so-called “Aseda Offertory.”
Mr. Kapi condemned the conduct of such officials, stating, “These are people who certainly have not proved that they are worthy of the trust that we repose in them. As far as this job is concerned…”
When asked by host Evans Mensah about WAEC’s own disciplinary measures, Mr. Kapi confirmed that the Council’s strongest action is to permanently exclude culprits from future assignments.
“Yes, that is what we really do. We blacklist them. They no longer take part in any activity that has to do with the West African Examinations Council,” he said.
Source: Abubakar Ibrahim
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