2026 BECE: Candidates stranded over road blockade at Nyanikrom
Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates were left stranded on Monday morning at Nyanikrom in the Shama District of the Western Region. Residents blocked the main road in protest over its poor condition, disrupting movement to examination centres on the first day. A headmistress said, "We didn't expect this. We were just looking forward to writing the exams, only for us to meet this situation."
The agitation stems from the poor state of the Nyanikrom Junction Road, which is about 3 kilometres long. The Assemblyman for the area, Issah Abubakar, confirmed the tense situation, saying he had to plead with residents to open the road for the candidates. He said, "The road is in a bad state. I had to go on my knees and beg the residents to open the road for the students, but they didn't listen." Residents burnt tyres despite the presence of police officers.
A first batch of candidates has already been transported to their examination centre. Arrangements are being made to move the remaining students once the situation stabilises. The BECE is taking place in all 16 regions nationwide, with a total of 620,141 candidates from 20,395 schools expected to sit, comprising 304,349 boys and 315,792 girls.
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BECE candidates at Nyanikrom in the Shama District were left stranded on Monday morning. Residents blocked the main road due to its poor condition - disrupting movement to examination centers on the first day.
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