Mr Eric Kwakye Darfour, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkawkaw, has appealed to the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates to avoid any examination malpractice as they write the exams.

He said a successful pass would qualify them for further education at the Polytechnics and other tertiary institutions across the country.

Mr Darfour said this when he visited some of the examination centres on Tuesday in his area.

The MP also provided stationery to all the 2,113 candidates writing the BECE in the area, adding that food would be provided to the supervisors and invigilators on Friday while some soft drink and pastries would also be given to all the candidates.

Mr Darfour said it was important for the candidates to avoid any examination malpractice to enable them to successfully pass their first major external examination.

The Kwahu West Municipal Director of Education, Mr Maxwell Osei Bonsu, said the 2,113 candidates were from 58 schools adding that there were four absentees including one girl who was pregnant.

Mr Bonsu reminded the candidates that the BECE was the beginning of their life, and they must abide by the rules of the examination and work hard to pass successfully.

In the Kwahu South District, 1,083 candidates are writing the examination at six centres involving 43 schools made up of 36 public and seven private schools.

Mr Abraham Adjetey Sowah, the District Director of Education, said there were seven absentees at the various centres made up of three boys and four girls including one pregnant girl and another girl who died before the examinations began.