The Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has disclosed to Parliament that GH¢80 million has been released by the Ministry of Finance to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for the conduct of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

This announcement follows concerns raised by the Member of Parliament for Bole-Bamboi, Yusif Sulemana, regarding the government’s indebtedness to WAEC.

Initially, WAEC had received only GH¢2.3 million out of the required GH¢95.83 million.

The council had requested 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.

Frank Annoh-Dompreh assured parliament that GH¢80 million had been released for the conduct of the WAEC examinations.

He noted that he had followed up on the matter and had received confirmation from the Minister of State, Abena Osei-Asare, that the funds had indeed 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,” Annoh-Dompreh said.

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