The President and Commander-in Chief of the Armed Forces

Of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,

Madam Chairman of the West African Examinations Council,

Distinguished Senators here present,

Members of the Federal Executives Council,

Your Excellencies, High Commissioners,

It is my honour and privilege to welcome, on behalf of the Secretariat and on my personal behalf,the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Leaders of Delegation and distinguished Delegates from The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone to Accra, Ghana for the series of meetings of the International Committees of Council which will be held at the Conference Room of the West African Examinations Council, Accra from Monday, January 16 to Tuesday, January 24, 2012. AKWAABA!

Distinguished gentlemen of the media, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to this briefing. It is always a privilege to interact with you at such fora.  On behalf of the Management and, indeed, the entire staff of the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council, I wish to express, as on previous occasions, my heartfelt gratitude to you for the understanding and partnership which the Council has enjoyed from the media over the years.

The Registrar welcomes distinguished Council Members from The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the series of international committee meetings of Council which will be held from Monday, 4th to Wednesday, 6th July 2011 at the Excellence Hotel & Conference Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.