The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that officials implicated in acts of corruption during the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be permanently blacklisted from participating in any of its future activities.
WAEC’s Director of Public Affairs, John Kapi, explained that the Council cannot continue to work with individuals who have undermined the integrity of national examinations.
“These are people who certainly have not proved that they are worthy of the trust that we repose in them,” he said on JoyNews.
Kapi clarified that most operational decisions relating to the BECE, including the selection of supervisors and invigilators, are handled by the Ghana Education Service (GES).
He stressed that once WAEC provides feedback on such misconduct, the expectation is for GES to act decisively against the culprits.
His comments follow a JoyNews Hotline investigation by Francisca Enchil of GH Probe, which revealed shocking levels of collusion and extortion at some centres.
At Derby Avenue RC Basic School and St. George’s Anglican Basic School in Accra, invigilators were found demanding GH¢60 daily “tokens,” supervisors allegedly received GH¢400 in envelopes, and candidates were asked to contribute to an “Aseda Offertory.”
Pressed further on how compromised officials are sanctioned, Kapi was firm: “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 emphasized that WAEC remains committed to safeguarding the credibility of its examinations, while calling on GES to enforce accountability measures to deter future misconduct.
