The Member of Parliament for Ho West, Mr Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has been presented with the Leadership Impact Award by the Exam Ethics Marshalls International (EEMI) for his outstanding contributions to the promotion of best practices in education in Africa.

The award was presented to him by the Exams Ethics Marshalls International (EEMI) in Abuja, Nigeria on at the organisation’s 23rd International Conference on Thursday, 26 September 2019.

EEMI is a Nigeria-based nongovernmental organisation founded in 1996 to inspire stakeholders in education to work individually and collectively to promote ethics, integrity and best practices in education and combat examination malpractice, academic dishonesty and corruption in education in Africa. 

The organisation, which is headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria, operates national, regional, state and institutional chapters in African countries including Ghana.

Presenting the award to Mr Bedzrah, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of EEMI, Prof Abednego E. Ekoko, made specific reference to the MP's scholarship and financial support schemes and other educational interventions including the Ho West District Basic Schools' Annual Quiz Competition (BaSAQ-C), the VORSA Community Service Programme, provision of motorbikes to Circuit Supervisors to enhance their monitoring and supervision duties and lobbying for over 77 educational infrastructure projects for his constituency, hence contributing to improve and promote best practices in education in the Ho West District.

Prof Ekoko noted that the MP’s initiatives “have contributed tremendously in improving and promoting best practices in education in the Ho West District of Ghana, in particular, and Africa, in general”.

For his part, the Ho West MP dedicated the award to his constituents and thanked EEMI for the honour done him.

He also promised to continue to do more to support education in Africa. 

Citing the example of Ashesi University in Ghana where examinations are written without the physical presence of invigilators, the MP noted that “this practice inspires confidence, builds integrity and eliminates fear and panic that comes with writing examinations.”