FG sack Registrar JAMB, Dibu Ojerinde,others

Registrar, Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has made a drastic measure in the Education sector releiving top executives of their job. Notable of those affected is the Registrar, Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde.

In the statement signed by the Deputy Director (Press), of the ministry, Mr. Benjamin Bem Goong, in Abuja announcing the sack, the government gave no reason for the action. Professor Dibu Ojerinde, JAMB Registrar Ojerinde whose tenure was suppose to end April 2017, might have been sacked over the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, irregularities from bordering on result multiplicity, centre relocation and system failure. ‎Many people protested that the irregularities of the exercise underscored their their gaining admission this year, that the board was unprepared for the CBT it adopted three years ago. ‎N‎ot only were the 17 CEOS sacked by the Federal Government, they were immediately replaced.

The appointments were for:
The National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed
Nigerian Institute For Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) Prof. Mrs. Lilian Salami
Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC), Dr. Hameed Bobboyi
National Library of Nigeria (NLN), Prof. Lanre O. Aina
National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Charles Uwakwe.
National Commission For Mass Literacy, Adult And Non-Formal Education (NCMLA&NE) Prof. Abba Haladu
Nomadic Education Commission (NEC). Prof. Bashir H. Usman
National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB), Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe
Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Sunday Josiah Ajiboye
Computer Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), Afolabi N. Aderinto
National Commission For Colleges of Education (NCCE), Prof. Bappah Aliyu
Tertiary Education Tax Fund (TETFund), Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa
National Teachers Institute (NTI), Prof. Garba Dahuwa Azare
Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN), Prof. Michael Afolabi
National Mathematical Centre, Sheda (NMC), Prof. Steven Ejugwu Onah
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Olarenwaju Oloyode
National Institute of Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Prof. Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche.

The following four Chief Executive Officers retained their positions. They are : Prof Samaila Junaidu of Nigeria Educational Research & Development Council (NERDC); Prof Raauf Adebisi, Nigerian French Language Village Badagry, (NFLV) ; Dr Mas’ud A. Kazaure , National Board For Technical Education (NBTE) ; and Prof Muhammad Mu’az of the National Arabic Language Village, Maiduguri, Borno State (NALV).