NECO gets new head after death of former registrar

By YANGE IKYAA

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as new registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO).

The appointment is coming after the death of the immediate past registrar of NECO, Professor Godswill Obioma.

The head of information and public relations division at NECO, Azeez Sani, said the Buhari gave the approval in a letter signed by Adamu Adamu, the minister of education.

The letter, dated July 16, 2021 with reference No: FME/PSE/NECO/1078/C.1/36, was signed by the minister.

It stated that the “sppointment which is for an initial tenure of five years, takes effect from 12TH July 2021,” Sani explained in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday.

A professor of science education, Wushishi was born on April 5, 1965 and hails from Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State.

He was a lecturer in the faculty of education, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto before he transferred his service to the Federal University of Technology, Minna.

The professor has held other positions in the education sector, among which are post graduate coordinator, fepartment of science education, Federal University of Technology, Minna; sub-dean, school of science and science education, FUT, Minna; head of department, department of science education, FUT Minna; and head of department, department of science education, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai.

Until his appointment as registrar/chief executive officer of NECO, Wushishi was professor of dcience education (chemistry) at the Federal University of Technology, Minna.