The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has received with great shock and bemusement, news of the CANCELATION of some of the papers in respect of the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and as such, wishes to register its unwavering misgivings on the matter with a strong CALL for a proper investigation with the view to unraveling all the facts of the case and punish all the culprits involved.
It would be recalled that, in a press statement dated, June 17, 2015 issued by the West African Examination Council, the Body made it clear that it had "discovered to its greatest dismay and disappointment that some of the papers of the ongoing BECE have been compromised" and accordingly have decided to CANCEL them. The papers, according to WAEC include English Language 2, Religious and Moral Education 2, Integrated Science 2, Mathematics 2 and Social Studies 2.
"The compromised papers will be re-administered on 29th and 30th June, 2015", the statement added and also hinted of an investigation to unearth the full facts of the malpractice and punish offenders in its quest to demonstrate its strong abhorrence for examination malpractice and protect the sanctity of its certificates.
The Union vehemently condemns in no uncertain terms this infamous practice which is certainly a drawback on the various strides the nation's education sector has chalked over the years in terms of the quality of its products. The sub-regional examination body, WAEC is simply failing the nation and ought to be challenged to rise up to its core mandate. It is no more newsworthy to hear of leakages of examination papers nowadays superintendent by the body.
NUGS believes that this recent scandal should be a wake-up call for a complete overhauling of WAEC as the first step of ensuring a permanent solution to this deleterious canker. The institutional indiscipline and impunity ought to stop now so that authorities can take ultimate responsibility for their actions and inactions. Enough is enough! If we must act, then it has to be now or never. For how long would innocent students or candidates continue to unduly suffer from the negligence of officialdom? A travesty of justice that is.
WAEC tells us of internal investigations anytime such issues happen; yet we are never made to know the outcomes of such investigations. How can WAEC investigate its own? No wonder it doesn't end up anywhere.
It is in the light of this that NUGS welcomes the decision by the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) to takeover this very investigation to unravel this monstrous mystery. The Union wishes to challenge the BNI to do a perfect job in the interest of justice and accordingly implore all and sundry to cooperate with the BNI investigation so that this matter can be dealt with once and for all.
In conclusion, we wish to use this medium to assure our constituents especially those affected by this that, the Union is with them in these challenging times and shall stop at nothing to ensure justice in the matter and also work towards preventing possible future occurrence.
Thank you.
Signed.
Rhodalyn Eshun
Press and Information Secretary
(024 670 1369)
Prosper Dzitse
President
(0546580044)
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