{"id":268530,"date":"2024-12-20T13:29:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T13:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/20\/govt-issues-gh%c2%a225m-cheque-to-waec-apaak-reveals\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T13:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T13:29:24","slug":"govt-issues-gh%c2%a225m-cheque-to-waec-apaak-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/20\/govt-issues-gh%c2%a225m-cheque-to-waec-apaak-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt issues GH\u00a225m cheque to WAEC \u2013 Apaak reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament\u2019s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak, has disclosed that the government is processing GH\u00a225 million for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).<\/p>\n<p>This comes after WAEC cautioned that delays in settling the government\u2019s GH\u00a2118 million debt could significantly delay the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Eyewitness News, Dr Apaak acknowledged the payment as a positive step but noted that it falls short of addressing WAEC\u2019s pressing financial challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe information we are receiving is that the government has issued a cheque for GH\u00a225 million to WAEC, but we are talking about an amount of\u00a0 GH\u00a2118 million, and so when you give only GH\u00a225 million, clearly this is not even half of the debt. It is a drop in the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi, told the host of the Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle, on Thursday that the GH\u00a225 million is needed to pay technicians so they can repair faulty scanners, which are needed to mark objective questions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament\u2019s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak, has disclosed that the government is processing GH\u00a225 million for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). 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