“The fact that I survived from the pressure of that office and retired without breaking down or losing my life is with the mercy of God and cooperation of staff.
These was the confession of the immediate past head of the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), National Office in Nigeria, Dr Charles Eguridu, who spoke on the sideline of the retirement thanksgiving reception, held in his honour in Lagos.
“That I did not found myself in any form of scandal, such as examination leakage or corruption or even misappropriation of fund, is as a result of my ability to pull my staff together and bring out the best from them.
“I came, I saw and I survived. I will not say I conquer because it is an on-going war against the ills of our society. I was able to do what I did in the council because I stood on the shoulders of my predecessors.
He advised his successor to define his marks and remain focused in order to achieve the same feat or surpass it.
“As a leader you must be able to define your mark, know what you want to achieve, set goals for yourself and move on.’’
Eguridu recalled that his greatest challenge, while in office, was his attempt to bring in sanity into the management of the council by stamping out `kick-backs’ and other corrupt tendencies.
Eguridu joined WAEC on November 1, 1985, as an Assistant Registrar 3. He was appointed Head of National Office (HNO) in 2012 and retired in November 2015. [myad]
