President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as the substantive Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examination Council.

He replaces Professor Godswill Obioma who passed on about two months ago.

A statement confirming the appointment of the new Registrar was made available to newsmen in Minna on Monday.

The statement signed by Azeez Sani, the council’s Head of Public Relations and Information said the new appointee is a Professor of Science Education at the Federal University of Technology Minna ,Niger State before his appointment.

Professor Wushishi is the first indigene of Niger State to be appointed the substantive Registrar of NECO which is headquartered in Minna, capital of the state.