Bono: Exam stakeholders commit to smooth, malpractices-free incidents – WAEC
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says stakeholders in Bono and Ahafo Regions are determined to uphold the integrity of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
A total of 61,773 candidates are sitting for this year’s WASSCE in the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions. The exam began on August 4 and is expected to end in September.
Speaking on Ark FM on Friday, August 15, Lillian Frimpong, WAEC Controller for Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions, says stakeholders have formed joint effort to prevent malpractices, emphasizing its significant threat to candidates’ results, particularly in the three Regions.
She revealed that series of sensitization engagements with parents, teachers, and students to emphasize the importance of examination integrity has been held, including Zoom meetings.
The WAEC Controller said that the Ghana Police Service in the regions has signed up to provide enhance security protocols at all examination centres with the aims to prevent cheating and ensure a smooth examination process.
According to her, data has identified Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions as areas with a high incidence of examination malpractices nationwide.
Lillian Frimpong expressed dismay over the involvement of some invigilators in aiding candidates to cheat in exams.
According to her, some invigilators snap question papers and share them with teachers in a hideout for photocopying and solving before providing the answers to students, which mostly find it way on various social media platforms.
She told the host, Kwabena Obeng Akrofi that through WAEC collaboration with the Ghana police service, some invigilators have been arrested, prosecuted, and either fined or jailed in the three Bono Regions after pleading guilty to exam fraud.
Additionally, Frimpong revealed that many candidates are often caught with mobile phones during exams, despite WAEC’s strict rules prohibiting their use.
She described these behaviours as alarming and a significant threat to exam integrity.
But despite these challenges, the WAEC controller says stakeholders remain committed to ensuring a credible examination process this year.
The Controller believes that by working together, stakeholders in Bono and Ahafo Regions aim to restore integrity to the examination process, ensuring that certificates reflect true merit rather than dishonest shortcuts.
Frimpong commended GES for issuing a stern warning to teachers against being complicit in malpractices, emphasizing that WAEC officials caught engaging in similar practices will be handed over to the police for prosecution.
The Controller urged members of the public, particularly students who sat for the national BECE exam, to disregard any information that says GES has released the 2025 BECE results.
Lillian Frimpong indicates that the West African Examinations Council will soon communicate the results when released using its verified social media accounts
*Source: Kaakyire Kwasi Afari. Ark FM, Sunyani.*
