The Council Members

The activities of the Society are governed by a Council, elected to serve for two congresses.

Elections to executive positions and to Council are therefore held at every other Congress. The Council consists of a President, a Secretary-Treasurer and seven other members. The prestigious Journal of West African Languages (JWAL) is the flagship of the Society. The Editor of JWAL sits in Council just all Presidents of Country Linguistic Associations are also members of Council.
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Current President

Professor Constantine Yuka; University of Benin Benin-City, Nigeria.

Secretary-
Treasurer

Dr. SILUÉ N. Jibril; Feleix Houphouet Boigny University Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.

Other Members

Professor Firmin Ahoua

Feleix Houphouet Boigny University Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire (Immediate Past President).

Professor Akinbiyi Akinlabi

Rutgers State University, USA.

Professor Lynell Zogbo

University of Free State, Cote D’Ivoire.

Professor Ben Elugbe

University of Ibadan.

Professor Adams Bodomo

University of Vienna, Austria.

Professor Harrison Adeniyi

Lagos State University, Lagos Nigeria.

Professor Flavien Gbeto

L'Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Calavi, République du Benin.

Professor Ahmed Haliru Amfani

Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria.

Professor Francis Egbokhare

University of Ibadan.

Professor Imelda Udoh

University of Uyo, Uyo: President of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria.