President
Muhammadu Buhari’s on Monday sacked the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Prof Dibu Ojerinde and chief
executives of 17 parastatals and agencies under the Ministry of
Education.
A
statement issued on Monday in Abuja, North Central Nigeria by the
Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations in the Education
Ministry, Ben Bem Goong said 17 top executives in the Education
ministry had been relieved of their appointments.
According
to the statement, four Chief Executives whose tenures were yet to
elapse were retained, while others were sacked.
The
affected top echelons had been replaced with immediate effect,
according to the statement.
The
17 agencies affected in the mass sack and the new Chief Executives
appointed included the National Universities Commission, Prof
Abubakar Adamu Rasheed; Nigerian Institute for Education Planning and
Administration, Prof, Mrs. Lilian Salami; Universal Basic Education,
Dr. Hameed Bobboyi and National Library of Nigeria, Prof. Lanre Aina.
The
Secretary-General, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Nigeria,
Prof Ishaq Oloyede has been named Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB,
while the National Institute of Nigerian Languages has Prof Chinyere
Ohiri-Aniche as its Chief Executive Officer, CEO.
To
head the National Business and Technical Examinations Board is Prof
Isioma Isiugo-Abanihe; Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, Prof
Sunday Josiah Ajiboye; Computer Registration Council of Nigeria,
Afolabi Aderinto and National Commission for Colleges of Education,
Prof Bappah Aliyu.
Others
are: National Examinations Council, Prof Charles Uwakwe; National
Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, Prof
Abba Aladu and Nomadic Education Commission, Prof Bashir Usman.
There
also Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa who heads the Tertiary Education Trust
Fund; National Teachers Institute, Prof Garba Dahuwa Azare; Librarian
Registration Council of Nigeria, Prof Michael Afolabi; and National
Mathematical Centre, Prof Steven Ejugwu Onah.
Those
retained, included the Nigeria Educational Research and Development
Council, Prof. Samaila Junaidu; Nigerian French Language C\Village,
Prof Rauf Adebisi; National Board for Technical Education, Dr. Mas’ud
Kazaure and National Arabic Language Village, Prof. Muhammad Mu’az.
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