NECO Appoints Acting Registrar

Following the death of the registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Godswill Obioma, the examination council has appointed the director of special duties, Ebikibina Ogborodi, as it’s acting registrar.

This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday afternoon and signed by the head, information and public relations division of the examination council, Azeez Sani. It noted that Mr Ogborodi was appointed as the most senior director at the examination council adding that the appointment was made by the NECO’s governing board at an emergency meeting held on Wednesday.

The statement reads, in part; “The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has approved the appointment of Mr. Ebikibina John Ogborodi as the Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the Council.

“The appointment followed the death of the Registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma on Monday, 1st June, 2021 after a brief illness.

“A Circular issued by the Director, Human Resource Management, Mr. Mustapha K. Abdul, explained that the Acting Registrar’s appointment was endorsed by the Governing Board at its emergency meeting held on 2nd June, 2021.”