Akufo-Addo Govt Facilitated WASSCE Cheating to Boost Free SHS Results – Pru East MP Alleges

The Member of Parliament for Pru East, Emmanuel Boam, has accused the former Akufo-Addo administration of creating conditions that allowed widespread cheating during the WASSCE, allegedly to boost pass rates under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy.

Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, Mr. Boam claimed that the weakened examination environment under the previous government enabled students to pay “examination support levies” that facilitated cheating.

He also alleged that some candidates were allowed to enter exam halls with mobile phones.

According to the MP, these practices artificially inflated WASSCE results, giving the impression that the Free SHS policy had produced exceptional academic outcomes.

“There hasn’t been any organised and well-orchestrated examination malpractice than what we saw under the past government. It was properly coordinated between institutions that were compelled to align,” he said.

Mr. Boam questioned the practice of evaluating headteachers solely on WASSCE performance, despite schools lacking adequate logistical and infrastructural support.

He further alleged that teachers collected money from students, collaborated to solve exam questions, and passed them to invigilators for distribution, creating a compromised system where exam success could be bought.

The MP has called on the current Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, to establish a commission of enquiry to investigate the alleged malpractices and their effect on the integrity of Ghana’s education system.