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The 66th Annual Meeting of The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has ended in Banjul, The Gambia with the election of Mr. Baboucarr Bouy of The Gambia as the 19th Chairman of the sub-regional organisation. His election is for a three-year tenure in line with the Council’s Convention. He succeeds Dr. D. Evelyn S. Kandakai of Liberia, who was elected in March 2015.
Stakeholders in education comprising representatives of Ministries of Education, other Government nominees, Examining Bodies, Universities, Principals of Secondary Schools, Parents, Teachers, Students, Mass Media and the Civil Society from The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone convened in Lagos on 19th and 20th October, 2017 for the first International Summit on Examination Malpractice organised by The West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
The 64th Annual Meeting of The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has ended in Accra, Ghana with the election of Ghana’s Chief Government Nominee on Council, Mr. Jacob Kor, as Vice Chairman for a one-year tenure. He succeeds Hon. Dr. Romelle Horton of Liberia.
Dr. D. Evelyn S. Kandakai was born on March 6, 1950 in Monrovia, Liberia. She holds a number of academic qualifications which include High School Diploma from the College of West Africa (1966), B.Sc. (Biology) from Cuttington College and Divinity School (1970), M.Sc. (Curriculum & Instruction and Tests & Measurement), University of Pennsylvania (1975), and Ed.D. (Curriculum & Teaching), Teachers College, Columbia University (1978).
Dr. Kandakai is a renowned educationist and researcher who has founded/authored/edited a number of publications, contributed several articles in reputable professional journals and delivered numerous papers at local and international conferences/seminars/workshops. She has made significant contributions to educational policy formulation and implementation in the West African Sub-region.
Dr. Iyi Uwadiae hails from Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. He holds the National Certificate of Education (NCE) of the University of Lagos, B.Ed (Mathematics) from the University of Benin, M.Ed and Ph.D (Educational Evaluation) from the University of Ibadan. He worked as a teacher of Mathematics at various institutions and levels of education in Nigeria and rose to the position of Head of Mathematics Department at the College of Education, Benin.
He joined the service of WAEC on November 1, 1985 as an Assistant Registrar and served the Council in various positions of trust and responsibility as he rose through the ranks. He was promoted Deputy Registrar in 2003 and elevated to the headship of the Council’s Research Division and Headquarters Office, Lagos in 2005. He was subsequently appointed the Head of Nigeria National Office of the Council in 2008, a position he held till September 2012.