From Saka Bolaji, Minna
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked heads of the 17 education agencies recently appointed on better service delivery in order to improve the standard of education in the country.
Buhari’s charge was said to have been contained in the brief to the appointees before their nominations were announced last week by the Minister of Education Alhaji Adamu Adamu.
This came to the fore in Minna on Monday when the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examination Council (NECO) Prof. Charles Uwakwe took over the management of the examination body in the Niger state capital.
“The President has challenged all of us to put in our best to transform the education sector in this country as part of the change agenda of the administration,” Uwakwe said when he took over from Prof. Garba Abdulrasheed at the NECO headquarters.
“I will work with the mandate given me and will ensure that I improve on the standard already laid by previous chief executive officers of this organization. I am proud of the caliber of staff in this organization I believe with the cooperation of all we will take NECO to the promised land, he said.
Uwakwe praised Abdulrasheed, saying that within the short period he was in charge NECO’s image improved tremendously and promised to continue to follow the template of activities left behind by the former registrar.
He assured management and staff that the new leadership will carry them along but solicited for their support and cooperation while also warning that indolence and indiscipline will not be tolerated.
Handing over the leadership of the examination body to new the registrar, the former registrar itemized the giant strides taken by NECO over the years which he said included prompt release of examination results, reduction in examination malpractices and good relationship with the host community.
Abdulrasheed expressed appreciation to the staff for the support they gave him and asked that better cooperation should be extended to the new Registrar.
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