Acting heads take over from retiring agency CEOs of Education Ministry

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Some chief executives of agencies in the Federal Ministry of Education whose tenure expired on 31 July, have handed over to the most senior directors in the agencies.

At the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede handed over to the Director of Information Technology Services, Fabian Okoro, at the expiration of his five-year tenure. Okoro joined JAMB in 1993 as a Programmer and rose to the position of Deputy Director in 2018.

At the National Universities Commission (NUC), its Execeutive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, yesterday handed over to the NUC Deputy Executive Secretary (Academics), Dr. Suleiman Ramon-Yusuf.

Dr. Hameed Bobboyi, Executive Secretary, handed over to the Deputy Executive Secretary (Technical), Dr. Bala Zakari, at the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).

Other chief executives who handed over yesterday include: Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Segun Ajiboye, who handed over to the Director, Human Resource Management, Dr. Stella Maryam Nwokeocha; the National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Shedda, Prof. Steven Ejugwu Onah,who handed over to the Coordinator of Statistics Programme, Prof. Funmilayo Saporu, as acting Director/Chief Executive.

Chief Executive of the National Library of Nigeria (NLN), Prof. Lanre Aina, handed over to the Director of Virtual Library Services Department, Dr. Oluchi Kalu, on Friday. Dr. Kalu, a certified Librarian, joined the agency in 1989.

The other appointees whose tenure ended at the weekend include: Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe (National Business and Technical Examination Board, NABTEB); Afolabi Aderinto (Computer Registration Council of Nigeria); Prof. Garba Dahuwa Azare (National Teachers Institute); and Prof. Michael Afolabi (Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria).

Also affected are: Prof. Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche (National Institute of Nigerian Languages); Prof. Lillian Salami (Nigerian Institute for Educational Planning and Administration); Prof. Abba Haladu (National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education) and Prof. Bashir Usman (Nomadic Education Commission).

The former chief executives were appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 1 August, 2016, with Education Minister, Adamu Adamu swearing them in on August 2, 2016 at the auditorium of the NUC in Abuja./SHARE THIS