President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examinations Council, NECO.
A statement by the Head of Information, NECO, Azeez Sani, said the approval was contained in a letter dated May 15, 2020, with Reference No: FME/PS/396/C1/1/134 and signed by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.
The appointment for an initial tenure of five years takes effect from May 14, 2020.
Obioma is a professor of Education Measurement and Evaluation.
Born on December 12, 1953, Obioma hails from Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.
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He takes over from the former Acting Registrar, Abubakar Gana, at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna.
Until his appointment as Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Obioma was Ebonyi State Resident Electoral Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Editor: (Omor Bazuaye)
