Earlier today, the president took to his official Twitter page to wish them success ahead of their examination.
President Mahama wishes BECE candidates success
Earlier today, the president took to his official Twitter page to wish the candidates success ahead of their examination.
Mahama tweeted "To all BECE Candidates, you're on my mind and in my heart. I pray for God's Blessings & Success for you all."
A total of 461,013 candidates from 14,267 public and private junior high schools are expected to participate in the examination at 1,598 examination centres across the country. The examination which begins today Monday, June 13 will last till Friday, June 17, 2016.
The candidates; 239,963 males and 221,050 females, would write the examination to be supervised by 15,695 invigilators, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has indicated.
Meanwhile, UT Bank president, Prince Kofi Amoabeng and the US Embassy Ghana have encouraged the BECE candidates to make Ghana proud.
Amoabeng tweeted "To all BECE candidates, good luck and make us proud."
The US Embassy also tweeted "Our best wishes to all Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates! Make everybody proud. #Ghana."
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