President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of the appointment of Prof. Charles Uwakwe as the Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO).
Four other Management Staff of the Council were also dismissed from service for various offences bordering on financial impropriety. They are: Mr. Bamidele Olure, Acting Director (Finance and Acounts), Dr. Shina Adetona, Head of Procurement Division, Mr. Tayo Odukoya, Deputy Director and Barr. Babatunde Aina, Head of Legal/Board matters.
The termination was conveyed in a letter, dated May 11 and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, on behalf of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.
According to the letter;
“After due consideration of the investigative panel on the allegation of unsatisfactory conduct levelled against you and some management staff of the council, Mr. President in exercise of his powers, has approved your removal as the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of National Examinations Council with effect from the date of your suspension from duty.”
Meanwhile, NECO, in a release on Wednesday by its Head of Information and Public Relations Division, Mr. Azeez Sani, confirmed that the suspended registrar had been relieved of his appointment by the President, while four members of the management had also been dismissed from service.
The former Registrar was also directed to hand over all the government property in his custody to the acting Registrar, Mr. Gana.
