ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, MALLAM ADAMU ADAMU AT THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT ON EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE ORGANIZED BY THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (WAEC) ON 19TH OCTOBER, 2017 AT THE ACADEMY INN AND MULTI-PURPOSE HALLS, LAGOS, NIGERIA

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It is a privilege to be here to declare open the West African Examinations Council’s International Summit on the theme, Examination Malpractice: The Contemporary Realities and Antidotes.

It is with great pleasure that I address this gathering and welcome members of the Council of West African Examinations Council, WAEC to Nigeria and to 65th Annual Council Meeting. I welcome you all to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. I would also like to thank the Chairman and Members of Council for the privilege given to Nigeria to host this year’s meeting.

Perhaps needless to say, WAEC needs no introduction in Nigeria or indeed anywhere within English-Speaking West Africa. It’s widely known and widely respected even though it doesn’t blow its own trumpet. It doesn’t need to do so, because most or perhaps all of us here are evidence of its successes. We are all children of WAEC, and we are therefore its trumpets and blowers all rolled into one. We are the fruit of WAEC and we can confidently say it has been true to its mandate.

Your Excellency, President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces

of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Honourable Minister of Education

Honourable Ministers of State for Education

Honourable Minister for the Federal capital Territory

Your Excellency, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Honourable Minister of Education and other Ministers

Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps

Vice Chairman of Council

Leaders of Delegation and Chief Government Nominees of Council