The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has revealed that some candidates reportedly hide money in their examination booklets in an attempt to influence examiners to award them higher marks.

Speaking on Citi FM on August 4, 2026, Kofi Asare said the practice has been reported by some examiners who have encountered amounts of up to GH¢200 hidden inside answer booklets during the marking process.

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He made the remarks while discussing examination malpractice and the need to strengthen the integrity of Ghana’s examination system.

“We are aware that in some instances, candidates put money in the examination booklet. They put money in the script so if the marker is not solid, they take the money.

“I have engaged some examiners who told me that they [candidates] would normally put money in there so that’s part of the plan. Sometimes they put 200 cedis in the booklet,” he said.

Kofi Asare said the poor conditions under which some invigilators work could make the examination system more vulnerable to such practices.

He explained that some invigilators are paid very little for supervising examinations, and in some cases, their allowances are delayed for more than a year.

“The invigilator is getting about GH¢20 for the exams they are invigilating and that money would be paid after one and a half years,” he revealed.

He further alleged that in some schools, teachers collect money from candidates before examinations.

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“Some teachers even collect two cedis and five cedis in a susu box. They were passing it around, and everybody was contributing so if someone puts 200 cedis in just one paper and the marker is not solid, they may not report on this,” he added.



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