The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the appointment of Pateh Bah, from The Gambia, as its new registrar/CEO. Bah succeeds Iyi Uwadiae from Nigeria and will serve for a five-year tenure – October 2019 to September 2024.
Bah until his appointment as the registrar served as the head of Gambia National Office.
In a statement made available to BusinessDay, Abiodun Aduloju, director, public affairs of WAEC, says Bah has made appreciable contribution to the development of education, adding that he was a member of the Governing Boards of the Gambia Technical Training Institute and the Gambia National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority.
According to the statement, “His appointment to the position of Registrar was ratified by Council – the International Governing Board of WAEC – at its 67th annual meeting held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in March 2019.
Bah is a graduate of Pune University, Maharashtra, India from where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1997. He also holds various postgraduate and professional qualifications from other institutions in India and the UK.
“Bah worked briefly with the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture, Banjul, The Gambia from 1990 to 1991 before he joined the service of WAEC at its Gambia National Office on October 9, 1991. In 2002, he was appointed as Personal Assistant to the Registrar/CEO and he consequently, relocated to the Council’s Headquarters in Accra, Ghana. While at the Headquarters, he rose to the position of Principal Assistant Registrar on April 1, 2010. He diligently and successfully served as Personal Assistant to two successive Registrars”, the statement.
