Buhari Appoints Wushishi as NECO Registrar

By Laleye Dipo

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as the substantive Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examination Council (NECO).

Wushishi replaces Professor Godswill Obioma who passed on about two months ago.

A statement confirming the appointment of the new Registrar made available to newsmen in Minna on Monday said the appointment letter of Professor Wushishi was signed by the Minister of Education Malam Adamu Adamu.

The letter with reference number
FME/PSE/NECO/1078/C.1/36 dated 16 July 2021 said the appointment was for an initial period of five years effective July 12, 2021.

The statement signed by Azeez Sani Head Public Relations and Information said the new appointee wss a Professor of Science Education at the Federal University of Technology Minna Niger state before his appointment.

Professor Wushishi is the first Indigine of Niger state to be appointed the substantive Registrar of NECO.

Born on 5th of April 1965, Professor Wushishi hails from Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State and was a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, before he transfered his service to Federal University of Technology, Minna.

He has held other positions in the education sector, among which were Post Graduate Coordinator, Department 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; Head of Department, Department of Science Education, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai.

Described as an erudite scholar, Professor Wushishi also has many scholarly publications to his credit.

He is married with Children.