Ho Central MP Richmond Kpotosu Edem Kofi has cautioned Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) invigilators against assisting students during the exam, saying such actions undermine both student integrity and the credibility of Ghana’s education system.
Speaking on the role of invigilators, the MP stressed that the BECE is a transitional exam, not the final destination, and must be treated as such by both students and supervisors.
“These days, some people think they are helping students by assisting them during exams, but they are actually harming them,” he said.
According to him, students feel cheated and insulted when invigilators step in to teach or provide answers during the test.
He urged invigilators to focus on monitoring rather than intervening, allowing students to rely on what they have been taught and to build confidence for the future.
The MP warned that cheating in exams has long-term consequences, with some students progressing to university without basic writing skills.
“Some of the students are now in university and cannot even write their own names. How did we get there?,” he asked.
He shared an account from a teacher friend who expressed concern about nursing trainees and university students he would not trust with medical care saying, “When I go to the hospital and I see them holding an injection, I prefer to go home and die. If I don’t take the injection I will die, and if they inject me I will die,” the teacher reportedly said.
The Ho Central MP concluded that enabling cheating ultimately destroys students’ futures and erodes public trust in the education system.
“If you enable cheating, the students will take advantage of you. They will expect you to pass them the answers quickly,” he said, calling on invigilators to uphold their responsibility to protect exam integrity.
By Prosper Kwaku Selassy Agbitor
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