AFTER announcing the release of results of the May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the Head of Nigerian National Office (HNO) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Dr Iyi Uwadiae bows out of service and named Mr Charleston Egurido as his successsor.
Eguridu, currently the Senior Deputy Registrar/Head,
International Examinations Department of WAEC
International, Ghana, will replace Uwadiae from October 1, the same day Uwadiae will resume in Accra, Ghana, as the Registrar of WAEC International.
Uwadiae, who has been in the saddle since February 4,
2008, is succeeding another Nigerian, Alhaja Mulikat Bello, who retires from service on October 1.
His appointment as Registrar was ratified during the 60th Annual Council Meeting of the examining body hosted by Nigeria in Abuja in March.
He joined WAEC on November 1, 1985 as Assistant Registrar III and became Deputy Registrar in 2003. He acted as Head of Research Division and Headquarters Office in Lagos between May 2005 and February 2008 before he became the HNO.
The new HNO,Eguridu, hails from Eku, Delta State. He earned his first and second degrees at the University of Lagos in 1979 and 1981.
Before joining the council, Eguridu was a Graduate Assistant at the University of Lagos from 1981-1983. He also worked with Gasp & Co. Ltd, Lagos as Administration Officer in 1984, as well as the Federal Ministry of Education as an Education Officer.
He joined WAEC on November 1 1985 as Assistant Registrar III and rose through the ranks to become Senior Deputy Registrar/Head, International Examinations Department at the WAEC Headquarters, Accra on April 1, 2009.
At last Friday’s briefing held at the WAEC Headquarters in Yaba, Uwadiae thanked invigilators and supervisors and the government for supporting the body to conduct the WASSCE.
“Our sincere thanks also go to Federal and state Ministry of Education for the support in terms of facilities and logistics, given to us during the conduct of the examinations. We are also grateful to the chairman of INEC for making available for
our use in some states their utility vehicles," he said.
