The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has expressed dissatisfaction with the Akufo-Addo Bawumia government over the release of GH¢25 million cedis recently to offset part of the GH¢118 million debt owed to the Council.
According to WAEC, the funds are not enough to enable the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, which remain delayed due to the government’s indebtedness.
WAEC, in a statement some weeks ago, revealed they are awaiting the release of additional funds out of the outstanding balance of GHC 118,000,000.00 from the Ministry of Education.
According to WAEC, the Scanning of the objective cards which were scheduled for November 1 to November 30, 2024, is yet to be completed due to the breakdown of scanners used for the process.
They further urged the public to ignore information circulating on social media about purporting to be dates for the release of results.
Thousands of WASSCE candidates are still at home waiting for their results because the government failure to pay the GHS118 owed WAEC needs to settle suppliers and repair their scanners.
As the university’s academic year starts next year, we wait to see how schools are going to navigate admissions and the start of their academic year.
