Demianus Ojijeogu, the Head of Public Affairs at the WAEC Headquarters in Accra, Ghana, announced this development during the 72nd Annual Council Meeting.
The new chairman, Prof. Thomas Brima Rick Yormah, was elected in the Republic of Sierra Leone during the week-long WAEC Council meeting.
In his keynote address, His Excellency, Retired Brigadier (Dr.) Julius Maada Bio (GCRSL), represented by Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, officially opened the gathering and extended congratulations to WAEC on its 72nd anniversary.