The Member of Parliament for Pru East, Emmanuel Boam, has accused the former Akufo-Addo administration of fostering conditions that allowed widespread examination malpractices during the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), allegedly to inflate pass rates under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy.

Addressing journalists on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, Mr. Boam claimed that weakened supervision and compromised examination protocols under the previous government created an environment in which students paid so-called “examination support levies” and, in some cases, were allowed to enter examination halls with mobile phones.

He argued that these developments artificially boosted WASSCE performance statistics, projecting a misleading picture of academic gains under the Free SHS policy.

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

Mr. Boam also criticised the practice of assessing headteachers strictly based on WASSCE outcomes despite inadequate logistical and infrastructural support from the state.

“How do you tie the rating of schools to WASSCE results and threaten headteachers with removal when they lack the basic resources to run their institutions?” he questioned.

He further alleged that students were encouraged to pay an “examination support levy,” claiming some teachers collected the money, solved exam questions outside the exam halls and passed the answers through invigilators to candidates.

The MP is urging the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, to establish a commission of enquiry to investigate the alleged malpractices and assess their impact on the credibility of Ghana’s education system.