The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak, has disclosed that the government is processing GH¢25 million for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

This comes after WAEC cautioned that delays in settling the government’s GH¢118 million debt could significantly delay the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, Dr Apaak acknowledged the payment as a positive step but noted that it falls short of addressing WAEC’s pressing financial challenges.

“The information we are receiving is that the government has issued a cheque for GH¢25 million to WAEC, but we are talking about an amount of GH¢118 million, and so when you give only GH¢25 million, clearly this is not even half of the debt. It is a drop in the ocean.”

The Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi, told the host of the Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle, on Thursday that the GH¢25 million is needed to pay technicians so they can repair faulty scanners, which are needed to mark objective questions.