The government has made a part payment of GH\u00a250 million to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for the money it owes the council for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the payment, it is now left with about GH\u00a246.7 million, which is the outstanding arrears to be cleared by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Head of Public Affairs of the WAEC, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, made this known in an interview with the Daily Graphic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ranking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Peter Kwasi Nortsu-Kotoe, had warned that WAEC might be forced to postpone the 2022 School Candidates WASSCE, if government failed to release an amount of GH\u00a296,694,432.40 to enable it to engage in a number of pre-examination activities, including the payment of transportation and allowances for examiners, supervisors, invigilators and depot-keepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr Nortsu-Kotoe, who is also the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Akatsi North, said information available to the Minority in Parliament indicated that to date, the Ministry of Education had not released any money to WAEC for the conduct of the 2022 WASSCE, which was expected to commence from August 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said four other countries that constituted WAEC \u2014 Nigeria, Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Liberia \u2014 had all conducted their 2022 WASSCE already leaving out only Ghana and so, any further delay of the release of funds to WAEC could lead to the postponement of the examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Assurance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But Mrs Teye-Cudjoe gave an assurance that the WASSCE for school candidates would come off, adding that the examination was not in limbo as was being speculated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have always been sure that the examination would be written. The examination is not in limbo,\u201d she emphasised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mrs Teye-Cudjoe indicated that the council was very prepared for the examination, adding that it was starting with the project work for Visual Arts from August 1, 2022, to August 19, 2022, to end the practical works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The written aspect would then commence on August 24, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n