The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed claims that it is losing its headquarters in Ghana to Nigeria due to unpaid debt.A media report suggested that WAEC had failed to pay a GHC73 million debt, which was cited as the reason for the relocation.

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However, the Head of Public Relations for WAEC, John Kapi, has dismissed the reports, indicating that nothing has changed the decision made years ago for WAEC to be headquartered in Ghana.“There hasn’t been any discussion in this direction. So the law that established WEAC indicates that the headquarters of the WEAC will be situated here in Accra.“Ever since there has not been any change to that.

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So, I guess that we cannot confirm that we have not had any such discussions and there are no plans as such.”WAEC is a major examination board in West Africa, created by law to set exams required in the public interest for English-speaking West African countries. It also conducts the exams and awards certificates that are internationally recognized, comparable to those of other examining bodies.

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The countries where students write WAEC exams are Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, and they all follow the same international timetable.This year, WAEC reported total of 569,236 candidates, comprising 282,703 males and 286,533 females from 19,505 participating schools entered for the school examination. The BECE for private Candidate recorded a total entry of 1,390 candidates out of which 750 were males and 640, females. 

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