By Akinwale Kasali
Weeks after he left office on the expiration of his first term as the Registrar of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede is back to office. President Muhammadu Buhari has, deservedly, reappointed him as the Chief Executive Officer of the Examination Board.
The reappointment of Oloyede will see him begin another five year term in the saddle.
President Buhari also approved the reappointment of Prof Abubakar Rasheed as Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, for another five years and Hamid Bobboyi as Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, for a second term of four years.
In a statement on Friday 20th August, 2021, the Director, Press and Public Affairs, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong, said the appointments were based on the recommendation of the Minister for Education, Adamu Adamu.
The President also approved the reappointment of Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe as Registrar/CEO of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, for a second term of four years and Prof. Promise Mebine as the Director/Chief Executive of the National Mathematical Centre for an initial tenure of five years.
According to the statement, Oloyede and Rasheed’s appointments took effect from 1st August, 2021 while that of Mebine took effect from 17th and Bobboyi’s from August 21, 2021.
The statement reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari, has, upon the recommendation of Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, approved the reappointment of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed.
“The two appointments are for a tenure of five (5) years each, with effect from 1st August, 2021.
“Also reappointed is Dr. Hamid Bobboyi as Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for a second and final tenure of four (4) years with effect from 1st August, 2021.
“It will be recalled that Mr. President had earlier approved the reappointment of Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe as Registrar/CEO of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) for a second term of four (4) years to sustain the efforts at sensitizing Nigerians on the critical role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and business subjects in the new knowledge economy.
“To give further impetus to mathematics education, approval was also granted for the appointment of Prof. Promise Mebine as the Director/Chief Executive of the National Mathematical Centre for an initial tenure of five (5) years with effect from 17th August, 2021”.
