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NECO’s new registrar assumes duty
By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu
Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the
appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as Registrar/Chief Executive of
National Examinations Council (NECO).
appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as Registrar/Chief Executive of
National Examinations Council (NECO).
A letter dated May 15, 2020, with reference No:
FME/PS/396/C1/1/134 and signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu
Adamu, stated that the appointment which is for an initial tenure of five
years, takes effect from May 14, 2020.
FME/PS/396/C1/1/134 and signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu
Adamu, stated that the appointment which is for an initial tenure of five
years, takes effect from May 14, 2020.
According to
NECO’s Head,
Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani, in a statement, Obioma, a professor of Education Measurement and
Evaluation, was born on 12th December 1953 and hails from Bende local
government area of Abia state.
NECO’s Head,
Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani, in a statement, Obioma, a professor of Education Measurement and
Evaluation, was born on 12th December 1953 and hails from Bende local
government area of Abia state.
The registrar on May 22, 2020 formally took over the
affairs of the council from the former Acting Registrar, Mallam Abubakar Gana,
at the council’s headquarters in Minna.
affairs of the council from the former Acting Registrar, Mallam Abubakar Gana,
at the council’s headquarters in Minna.
Obioma was a former Executive Secretary of the Nigeria
Educational Research and Development Council.
Educational Research and Development Council.
He has held other key positions in the education
sector, among which are: Director, Monitoring, Research and Statistics,
National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB); Director
Monitoring and Evaluation Universal Basic Education Programme; Director
Monitoring and Evaluation National Primary Education Commission and Head,
Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, University of Jos.
sector, among which are: Director, Monitoring, Research and Statistics,
National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB); Director
Monitoring and Evaluation Universal Basic Education Programme; Director
Monitoring and Evaluation National Primary Education Commission and Head,
Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, University of Jos.
Until his appointment as Registrar/CE of NECO, Obioma
was the Ebonyi state Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent
National Electoral Commission.
was the Ebonyi state Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent
National Electoral Commission.
An erudite scholar, Obioma has many scholarly
publications to his credit.
publications to his credit.
He is married and blessed with children.