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  • JUST IN: NECO gets Acting Registrar days after Obioma’s death

    JUST IN: NECO gets Acting Registrar days after Obioma’s death

    The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO), has approved the appointment of Mr Ebikibina Ogborodi as the Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the council.

    The approval is contained in a statement signed by Mr Azeez Sani, the council’s Head of Information and Public Relations Division on Thursday in Abuja.

    Ogborodi’s appointment followed the death of Prof. Godswill Obioma, NECO’s Registrar on Monday after a brief illness.

    Until his appointment, Ogborodi was the Director, Special Duties in the council.

    Sani said that the governing board endorsed the appointment of the acting registrar at its emergency meeting on Wednesday.

    He added that Ogborodi was appointed as he was the most senior director in the council, adding that all activities of the council would continue as earlier planned.

    Ogborodi hails from Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa.

    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.

    The acting registrar joined the service of NECO in 1999 and had served in different capacities.

    He was also a former Acting Director, Examination Development Department, Acting Director, Office of the Registrar, Director, General Services and Director, Human Resource Management among others.

  • Obioma: NECO Registrar not murdered by gunmen – Police

    Obioma: NECO Registrar not murdered by gunmen – Police

    The Niger State Police Command has said that late Prof. Godswill Obioma, the NECO Registrar, was not murdered by unknown gunmen in Minna.

    The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna on Tuesday.

    Abiodun said that the story going on that the late Obioma was murdered by gunmen, is a fake news.

    “This story is totally false, untrue and a pure element of fake news circulating in some section of the social media and national dailies that NECO Registrar, Prof. Godswill Obioma, was murdered by unknown gunmen in Minna.

    “It is important to state categorically that on May 31, the Registrar/CEO National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Godswill Obioma, was rushed to National Hospital, Abuja, by his family members where he was later confirmed dead, after a brief illness.

    However, the family of the deceased has also confirmed the incident and formally notify the management and staff of NECO of the demise of the registrar.

    “Members of the public are hereby urged to disregard the fake news while news reporters are advised to always verify their report before publication to avoid creating unnecessary panic and fear in public domain,’’ Abiodun advised.

  • NECO Registrar: My father was not murdered – Prof Obioma’s son

    NECO Registrar: My father was not murdered – Prof Obioma’s son

    Prince Godswill Obioma, son to the late Registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof Godswill Obioma has countered reports that his father was murdered.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Prince Obioma as saying his father Prof Obioma died of an undisclosed illness, according to a letter he addressed to the Nigerian examination body.

    Following the death of his father, Prince Obioma wrote to NECO’s Director of Human Resource Management, Mustapha K. Abdul to intimate the organization of the development.

    In the letter, the son of the late NECO Registrar requested Abdul to notify the board, management and the entire staff of the Council of the development.

    The letter reads: “Mustapha K. Abdul (Director Human Resource Management, NECO),

    “Dear Sir, this is to formally inform you that my father, Prof. Godswill Obioma, the Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO passed to eternal glory yesterday 31/5/2021 after a brief illness.

    “We request that you kindly notify the Board, Management and the entire staff of the Council of this development. We shall keep you duly informed”.

    TNG reports the letter contradicts earlier reports that the NECO Registrar was murdered in Minna, capital of Niger State shortly after a visit to Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT).

  • BREAKING: NECO Registrar Godswill Obioma murdered by unknown gunmen

    BREAKING: NECO Registrar Godswill Obioma murdered by unknown gunmen

    Unknown gunmen on Monday night invaded the residence of Professor Godswill Obioma, crushing him in what his wife suspected to be an assassination.

    “The assassins came in and killed him and left without taking anything,” Elizabeth Obioma told Peoples Gazette by telephone on Tuesday morning.

    Crying copiously, Mrs Obioma said her husband had just returned to Minna from a trip to Abuja when the armed men, prowling in his compound, descended on him and strangled him.

    TheNewsGuru reports that Mr Obioma has been facing challenges to remove him from office as the head of NECO, a prominent examination body run by the Nigerian government.

    Obioma, 67, was appointed head of NECO barely a year ago on May 14, 2020. He hailed from Abia in Nigeria’s Igbo-dominated South-East region.

    The sad incident occurred barelly a day after Ahmed Gulak, a top politician of the ruling APC, was assassinated.

    Details shortly…

     

  • 2019: 27 candidates from 14 parties jostle for Ebonyi’s 3 senatorial seats

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says 27 candidates from 14 registered political parties fielded candidates for the three senatorial seats in Ebonyi.

    Also, 48 candidates will contest for the six House of Representatives seats on the platform of 16 political parties.

    Prof. Godswill Obioma, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ebonyi, made the disclosure during a media briefing on Thursday in Abakaliki.

    It will be recalled that both presidential and National Assembly elections were scheduled to hold on Feb. 16.

    Obioma said that the briefing was designed to keep the media abreast of the commission’s preparations for the conduct of smooth and credible 2019 general elections in Ebonyi.

    He solicited support, partnership and cooperation of the media in the conduct of the 2019 elections.

    He noted that the commission commenced preparations for credible, transparent, smooth free and fair elections in Ebonyi well in advance and assured that votes would count in the 2019 elections.

    “In its painstaking plan of activities that will lead to the 2019 elections, INEC headquarters produced and released a comprehensive election project plan.

    “INEC Ebonyi office in compliance with the directive from the national office domesticated the Election Project Plan (EPP).

    “This domestication implied setting up task teams for the various aspects of tasks specified in the EPP,” Obioma said.

    He said that INEC in Ebonyi commenced display of the voters’ register throughout the state on Nov. 6 in compliance with the electoral law.

    “The display of register of voters will enable registered voters confirm their names, particulars and other details as well as raise objections and claims with reference to their captured details.

    ‘‘The exercise which commenced simultaneously throughout the country will last for one week and our staff and NYSC members have been trained and prepared for the exercise.”

    He said that the commission has upgraded the quality and capacity of its Smart Card Readers (SCRs) for use in the 2019 elections.

    “We have upgraded the quality and capacity of the SCRs to be deployed in 2019.

    “Battery voltage of the new card readers is 3000 mili-amps and designed to last for three days as against the old machine that has only 500 mili-amps and lasts six hours only.

    “We shall train 171 registration area technicians to offer rapid response technical repair and assistance in the event of machine breakdown.

    “A total of 2805 functional SCRs will be deployed to 1785 polling units and 508 voting points in the state.”

    The resident electoral commissioner, who restated commitment of the commission in ensuring violence free polls in the state, cautioned political parties to conduct their electioneering campaigns and activities within the ambit of the law.

    He further warned electorate and politicians against indulging in vote- selling and vote-buying.