A member of the Communication Unit of WAEC, Mr. John Kapi who confirmed this said on Starr FM that the government has given GHC10 million which is equivalent to 15 percent of the total arrears.

“So far for BECE 2021 and 2022 yes we have received the arrears but for this year 2023 we received about 10.5 million Ghana cedis that is 15 percent of the total payment due. So obviously there are still some arrears that should be settled. They promise off course that they are going to send some money to us so we are waiting,” Mr. Kapi stated.

He further mentioned that in the event the government cannot provide additional funds, it will adversely affect the procedures associated with the examinations.

“So far what we’ve been able to do is the printing for what we are conducting. But for the marking and final processing of the result we will have to get some more money otherwise sections of the process will suffer,” Mr. Kapi stated.

His remarks follow concerns raised by the Minority in Parliament.

Prior to this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the Minority in Parliament had alerted to the issue that WAEC owed examiners, invigilators, and supervisors for their roles in the 2022 examination.

Speaking to Starr News the ranking member on the Education Committee in Parliament, Peter Nortsu-Kortoe advised the government to pay WAEC as soon as possible.

According to him, the government must attach some level of urgency with the matter since Ghana risked losing the Headquarters status over the huge debts owed to the examination body.

Meanwhile, the BECE commenced Monday, August 7, 2023, across the country, with over 600,000 students taking the exam. They include 300,323 males and 300,391 females from 18,993 schools across the country.