By Stephen Ojo
Former Nigeria Military Leaders, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar have both commended the Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO) Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi for the various reforms he has initiated since his assumption of Office.
The former Leaders made the commendation when Prof. Wushishi led the Management of NECO on separate courtesy visits to the Elder Statemen at their respective Hilltop Mansions in Minna at the weekend
General Babangida expressed delight over the various reforms initiated by the Registrar to place NECO on world map, saying, “I am quite impressed with what you have been able to achieve since your assumption of Office. NECO is an important institution which has a great role to play in the educational development of Nigeria”.
He urged NECO management not to relent in its efforts in sustaining this very important government institution.
While speaking at the residence of Gen. Babangida, Prof. Wushishi enumerated the various challenges which he inherited on assumption of duty, such as dearth of basic facilities including the absence of decent office accommodation in most states of the federation .
He however disclosed that most of these challenges have been surmounted due to judicious use of resources and initiation of laudable reforms that have turn around the fortunes of the Council.
In the same vain, Gen. Abdulsalami commended Professor Dantani Wushishi for the ability to overcome several challenges and for putting NECO in its rightful place among the comity of examination bodies in the world”.
The Former Military Head of State whose administration mid-wife the establishment of NECO in 1999, expressed happiness that despite the initial teething problems, NECO has come to stay as a formidable examination body to be reckoned with.
The NECO Management were also at the palace of the Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Farouq Bahago, who commended the Registrar for his ability to stem Staff agitations