The West African Examinations Council has called of the Federal Government to consider examiners for national honours in appreciation of their contributions to the nation’s education development.

The council’s Registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, made the call when he visited the Lagos Office of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday.

According to him, the examiners, remain one of the most critical components in the entire examination process and, therefore, deserve to be recognised.

Uwadiae, who is resident at the council’s headquarters in Ghana, added that he was aware that the stipend paid to the examiners was in no way comparable with the volume of job they do.

He said the task of marking examination scripts was also risky, but that they still weathered the storm.

“It is a statement of fact that the examiners, not only those in Nigeria, but of the entire member states, remain our backbone in the conduct of any of our examinations.

“We are aware that what we give them as stipends is nothing to write home about and we must admit that fact.

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