The 59th 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, Ms. Benedicta N. Biney, as Vice-Chairman for a one-year tenure. She succeeds Hon. (Dr.) Mator F.  Kpangbai of Liberia.

The meeting, which was held from Tuesday, March 15 to Friday, March 18, 2011, was formally declared open by His Excellency, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Ghana, who was represented by the Chairman of the Council of State, Prof. Kofi Awoonor.

The Registrar, on behalf of the Secretariat, welcomes Mr. Chairman, Mr. Vice Chairman, Leaders of Delegation and Members of Council from The Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia to Accra, Ghana for the 59th Annual Council Meeting which runs from Monday, March 14 to Friday, March 18, 2011. The venue of the meeting is M-Plaza Hotel where accommodation has been reserved for you all.

Your Excellency, Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Princess Sarah Adebisi Sosan
Members of the Board of Trustees of the WAEC Endowment Fund
Chief Government Nominee of Nigeria on Council
Chief Government Nominee of Sierra Leone on Council
Registrar to the West African Examinations Council

Your Excellency, Princess Sarah Adebisi Sosan, Deputy Governor of Lagos State
The Chairman of Council, Prof. J. A. S. Redwood-Sawyerr
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Lagos State
Other Permanent Secretaries