President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ibrahim Wushishi, a professor of science education at the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State as the substantive registrar and chief executive officer for the National Examinations Council (NECO).
The appointment is coming less than two months after the immediate past substantive registrar of the examination body, Godswill Obioma, died in Minna, Niger State capital, and headquarters of NECO.
Following Mr Obioma’s sudden death on May 30, the governing board of the examination body had on June 3 announced the director of special duties, Ebikibina Ogborodi, as an acting registrar.
But a statement issued on Monday by NECO and signed by its head, information and public relations, Azeez Sani, said the appointment of Mr Wushishi takes effect from July 12, 2021.
The statement reads in part: “A letter dated 16th July, 2021, with reference No: FME/PSE/NECO/1078/C.1/36 and signed by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, stated that the appointment which is for an initial tenure of five years, takes effect from12th July 2021.”
About new registrar
A professor of science education who specializes in Chemistry, the new registrar hails from Wushishi Local Area of Government of Niger State. He was born on April 5, 1965.
