President Bola Tinubu has appointed Modupe Adeola Adelabu as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO).
The appointment was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy).
The statement also detailed a series of other appointments across key agencies in the education sector, including changes and renewals in leadership positions aimed at strengthening governance within federal education institutions.
According to the statement, Adelabu will chair the governing board of NECO, bringing her experience as a retired professor of educational administration and former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State to the role.
She previously served as Chairman of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) between 2018 and 2021.
The statement also confirmed that the current NECO Registrar, Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, will remain in office, ensuring continuity in the council’s operations.
“President Tinubu appointed Prof Modupe Adeola Adelabu as Chairman of the Governing Board of NECO, and retained the current registrar, Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi.”
The combination of a new board chairman and a retained registrar is expected to support stability and ongoing reforms within the examination body.
