Mr. Bernard Amoako-Attah, the Assembly Member for Akyem Asafo Electoral Area also the Presiding Member of Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region of Ghana has advised all Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates across the country especially in his enclave to remain focused and disciplined before, during and after the examination.
The Hon. Assembly Member emphasized that, the BECE is the foundation of their success in life hence the need to be serious.
“The Basic Education Certificate Examination is the foundation for you to progress academically, embrace it and climb to success. Put a stop to the unnecessary roaming abouts and make your books your friend and avoid examination mulpractices as you enter the examination season. Never allow the post examination period to destroy your future by engaging yourselves into alcoholism, drugs, cyber crimes and others for the boys, galavanting and unwanted pregnancies for the girls as the Free SHS flagship policy awaits you to make your future bright.” Honourable Amoako-Attah said.
He advised parents to allow the candidates space to learn devoided of home chores and teachers to continue helping the candidates with questions answering tactics in examination.
Mr. Amoako-Attah further sobbed that, about eight thousand(8000) candidates have been presented for BECE in his electoral area over the past ten(10) years with less than eight(8) candidates having aggregate six(6), a situation he describes as a decline in education in the area.
He hinted that, he is in consultations with the unit committee members, the traditional and opinion leaders to institute programs such as quiz competitions, spelling bees, debates etc with attractive prizes awarded to deserving winners to rekindle the image of education in the electoral area.
To motivate the candidates, he mentioned that, the best candidate after the examination will be facilitated with all school needs during his or her entire senior high school education.
Mr. Bernard Amoako-Attah made this statement when together with his unit committee members, presented mathematical sets, nose masks and hand sanitizers to all the BECE candidates in his Electoral Area.
A presentation he said, is just the first of many more to come and a gesture of giving back to his community that made him.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) will commence on Monday, November 15, 2021.
The examinations, which will end on Friday, November 19, will be held at 2,158 centres, with a total of 571,894 candidates across the country.
By// Nana Kwasi Asare.
Source// Obohnews.
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