Buhari Appoints New TETFund Executive Secretary As Bogoro Leaves Legacy Of Research

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Sunny Echono as the new Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

Mr Ben Goong, Director, Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education made this known in a statement he issued in Abuja on Friday.

Goong stated that Echono takes over from Prof. Sulaiman Bogoro whose five-year tenure ends on March 18.

Bogoro was initially appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan in April 2014 as executive secretary of TETFund but was replaced and re-appointed.

Goong described Echono as an accomplished technocrat that would bring to the job diverse wealth of experience spanning infrastructure, business administration, procurement management, ICT and the education sectors.

Prior to his appointment, Echono served as Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Education and member, Board of Trustees of TETfund among other national assignments.

He bagged a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1983, Masters in Architecture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1985, Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Calabar.

He also holds a Masters in Procurement Management from the University of Turin, Italy, among other qualifications. (NAN)

GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that Bogoro as executive secretary of TETFund projected research in the nation’s tertiary institutions and would leave behind a legacy of research as a tonic to boost the country’s competitiveness.

Meanwhile, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce of Industry (LCCI) has said that Public-Private Partnership (PPP) remains the best option for tackling national challenges on funding.

Dr Michael Olawale -Cole , President , LCCI said this at the opening of the 2022 Lagos Education Fair with the theme : Transforming Education ; Enhancing Access To Qualitative Tertiary Education.

Olawale-Cole noted that funding was at the heart of the regular rift between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

According to him, the frequency of strikes by the union calls for more funding and more attention to the terms and conditions of the teaching profession in Nigeria.

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