By Kuni Tyessi
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.
Ogborodi hails from Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
He obtained his first degree from University of Jos in 1986 and a Master’s degree in Learning Disability from the same university in 1999.
In a statement signed by the council’s spokesperson, Azeez Sani, the appointment followed the death of the Registrar, Prof. Godswill Obioma, on Monday, June 1, 2021 after a brief illness.
It stated that until his appointment, Ogborodi was the Director, Special Duties in the council.
Following the death of the substantive registrar of the
National Examinations Council (NECO), Godswill Obioma, the examination council has appointed the director of special duties, Ebikibina Ogborodi, as an acting registrar.
In a statement issued on Thursday afternoon and signed by the head, information and public relations division of the examination council, Azeez Sani, the appointment was made by the NECO’s governing board at an emergency meeting held on Wednesday.
The statement added that Mr Ogborodi was appointed, as the most senior director at the examination council.
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.
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The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has approved the appointment of Ebikibina Ogborodi as the acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the council, Premium Times reports.
Ogborodi’s appointment comes as a result of the sudden death of the immediate past registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma who died after a brief illness on June 1.
In a statement issued on Thursday afternoon, 3 June, and signed by the head, information and public relations division of the examination council, Azeez Sani, the appointment was made by the NECO’s governing board at an emergency meeting held on Wednesday. It stated that until his recent appointment, Mr. Ogborodi was the Director of Special Duties in the council.
Views: Visits 4 Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has described the death of National Examinations Council (NECO) Registrar, Prof. Godswill Obioma, as profoundly sad and yet another blow to the people of Abia. The governor made this statement in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka in Aba on Tuesday. Obioma, who was the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the NECO, was reportedly died during a brief illness in his house on Sunday. Ikpeazu said that he had sent a congratulatory message to the late Obioma barely a year ago, on May 22, 2020 after he was appointed the registrar of NECO.