Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has made a notable announcement in Parliament revealing that the Ministry of Finance has allocated GH¢80 million to support the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in organizing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

This development comes after concerns voiced by Yusif Sulemana, the Member of Parliament for Bole-Bamboi, regarding the government's outstanding payments to WAEC.

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

The council had requested at least 50% of the total amount to facilitate the BECE and additional funds to manage the examination process and release the results.

Scheduled to occur from July 8 to July 15, 2024, at examination centers nationwide, the BECE faced uncertainty due to financial constraints.

In his address, Frank Annoh-Dompreh reassured Parliament that the full GH¢80 million required for the WAEC examinations had been disbursed.

He affirmed that he had personally followed up on the matter and received confirmation from 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.