Dr. Abel Guobadia is the Chairman of the board who participates actively in the center's activities during the years. He is also a PhD holder in Physics and a former lecturer in the University of Lagos, and was member of the Governing Council of the University of Benin.
As former Commissioner in the old Bendel State that later metamorphosized into Edo and Delta States with the transformation of the component Edo and Delta States, he was later appointed Nigeria's Ambassador to South Korea after which he was appointed the Chairman of Nigeria's Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) by May 2000. By 11 th of May 1999, he graciously accepted to serve as member of WHARC's Board of Trustees and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2006. With such a person at the heml of affiars in WHARC, it has made every associate, and staff of the center to continue to serve the center with a high level of commitment and dedication.