WAEC Appoints New Head Of National Office

 

The West African Examination Council (WAEC), has appointed Mr Isaac Adenipekun as its new Head of National Office.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this is contained in a statement signed by the Public Affairs Officer of the council, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu on Thursday in Lagos.

Adenipekun’s appointment is coming on the heels of the retirement of Mr Charles Eguridu, the immediate past head of national office.

Eguridu retired from the service of the council on Tuesday.

According to the statement, Adenipekun, hails from Osun State and graduated from the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife) in 1983.

The statement said that Adenipekun bagged a B.Sc (Hons) degree in Political Science and also obtained an M.Sc degree in International Relations from the same university in 1987.

It said that the new WAEC boss in Nigeria joined the services of the body on Oct. 3, 1989, as an Assistant Registrar II.

The statement added that he rose through the ranks to become Senior Assistant Registrar in 2000 and a Principal Assistant Registrar in 2005.

 

Until his appointment as Head of National Office, he was the zonal coordinator, WAEC Zonal Office, Ibadan.