{"id":267816,"date":"2024-12-19T08:54:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T08:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/19\/minority-in-parliament-calls-for-finance-and-education-ministers-to-address-waecs-debt-crisis\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T08:54:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T08:54:18","slug":"minority-in-parliament-calls-for-finance-and-education-ministers-to-address-waecs-debt-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/19\/minority-in-parliament-calls-for-finance-and-education-ministers-to-address-waecs-debt-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Minority in Parliament Calls for Finance and Education Ministers to Address WAEC\u2019s Debt Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/05208f838e7436745fc283815e4dd4d6\" alt=\"Peter Nortsu Kotoe Ranking Member Committee On Education Parliament X\" title=\"Peter Nortsu Kotoe Ranking Member Committee On Education Parliament X\" data-image-width=\"1024\" data-image-height=\"392\"\/><figcaption>\n         Peter Nortsu Kotoe Ranking Member Committee On Education Parliament X<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Minority in Ghana\u2019s Parliament is demanding that the Finance and Education Ministers be summoned to explain the government\u2019s failure to address the over 100 million Ghana Cedi debt owed to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The debt, according to the Minority, has caused significant disruptions in WAEC\u2019s operations, including delays in the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results.<\/p>\n<p>During a session on the floor of Parliament, the Ranking Member of the Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, expressed grave concerns over the implications of the debt. He revealed that delays in the regular maintenance of WAEC\u2019s equipment, as well as delayed payments to examiners, had severely affected the examination body\u2019s ability to function efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, Nortsu-Kotoe highlighted that the target release date for the 2024 WASSCE results\u201419 December\u2014would have to be pushed back due to examiners threatening to withhold their scripts unless they were paid. This delay threatens to disrupt students\u2019 plans for tertiary education in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInformation available is that the target date of 19 December for the release of the 2024 results will have to be delayed because examiners are threatening to hold on to their scripts if payments are not made to them,\u201d Nortsu-Kotoe stated.<\/p>\n<p>He called for immediate action, urging Speaker of Parliament to invite the Ministers for Education and Finance to explain why the government has failed to provide the necessary funds to ensure timely release of the examination results, thereby preventing any hindrance to students\u2019 academic progression.<\/p>\n<p>The situation has drawn attention to the growing financial pressures facing WAEC and raised concerns about the potential impact on Ghana\u2019s education system if the government fails to resolve the issue swiftly.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Nortsu Kotoe Ranking Member Committee On Education Parliament X The Minority in Ghana\u2019s Parliament is demanding that the Finance and Education Ministers be summoned to explain the government\u2019s failure to address the over 100 million Ghana Cedi debt owed to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). 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