The Head of Public Affairs of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John Kapi, says examination malpractice can be reduced if all stakeholders play their part responsibly.
Speaking on Badwam on Adom TV, he expressed confidence that incidents of leakages will decline ahead of the Basic Education Certificate Examination, which begins next Monday, and subsequent examinations.
According to him, while WAEC has implemented several measures to curb malpractice, the success of those efforts largely depends on the actions of candidates and parents.
He revealed that some parents go as far as purchasing leaked examination questions, popularly known as “apor,” for their children, while some candidates also engage in similar practices.
“There are some parents who go to the length of buying ‘apor’ for their children and even the children themselves buying ‘apor,’ which is not helping the country,” he said.
He described such actions as harmful to the integrity of the education system and not beneficial to the country.
John Kapi emphasised that WAEC is doing its part to address the issue and urged the public to support the fight by discouraging examination malpractice.
