The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, has advised teachers and candidates taking part in the 2020 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to conduct themselves professionally.
Addressing the candidates before the commencement of the exams, the Minister advised the students to be well-behaved.
“Conduct yourselves well so that you don’t go and engage in exam malpractice,” he said.
A total of about 43,899 candidates are expected to sit for the exam in the Northern Region.
Salifu Saeed advised the students to comport themselves at the exams hall and urged teachers to desist from acts that will affect the examination results.
“Try very much, especially our teachers, to abide by the WAEC rules and regulations so that at the end of the day they don’t cancel any paper that will jeopardise the future of these young, intelligent young boys and girls.”
The Minister also urged the students not to do anything that will make them miss opportunities in the Senior High School.
“If you go to Senior High School, there are better opportunities and enjoyment for you people and I know you will not want to miss that opportunity.”
Background
The 2020 edition of the Basic Education Certificate examination begun nationwide on Monday, September 14, 2020. It will end on Friday, September 18.
According to the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), a total of 531,705 candidates are expected to sit for this year’s BECE in 2,007 examination centres across the country.
269,419 of the candidates are males while 262,286 are females.
Speaking to Citi News ahead of the exams, Deputy Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum said the government has made all necessary arrangements to ensure a smooth examination.
“We pray for God’s guidance for them. The government has done everything possible to put them in a place where they will safely take the exams and come out with flying colours. I wish them the best of luck,” he said.