The Academic Staff Union of Research and Allied Institute ( ASURI) has faulted the appointment of Prof Monday Tommy Joshua as the new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer for National Examination Council (NECO) .
The protest of NECO chapter of the union was contained in a letter signed by its chairman, Comrade Agwu Arisa , and addressed to the Minister of Education, a copy which was made available to journalists in Minna .
The letter reads,
"For the avoidance of doubt, may we remind you that since the inception of our institution (hereinafter refereed to simply as "NECO"), there has been two Registrars/ Chief Executive Officers to wit: Prof Dibu Ojerinde who was the pioneering Registrar , from the Southwest region of Nigeria , and after serving out full his full term the out - going Registrar, Prof Promise Okpala, from the Southeast region of Nigeria was thereafter appointed, who has now not only served out his term , but enjoyed a period of extension of tenure without due process being complied with.
"In the present circumstances, and bearing the principle of federal character, it would only be fair and reasonable to expect that the next appointed to the office of registrar should come from the northern zone of the country.
"The union has been reliably informed that one Prof Monday Tommy Joshua who is now being considered for appointment as the next Registrar, is not only not from the northern zone of Nigeria, he was never recommended by the Honourable Minister to the President for such appointment" .
Prof. Monday succeeds Prof. Promise Okpala, whose tenure has been marked by series of controversies and protest by members staff of the council. Prof. Promise was accused among other thing for being partial in the appointment of staff, particularly of his (Igbo) ethnic stock and discriminatory transfer (out of the Minna headquarter) of workers perceived to be antagonist of his actions and administrative policies.
Several protest have been held both in the past and recently against his continue stay in office, Prof. Monday neither doesn't seems to be welcome either, the start of his tenure is being marked with antagonizing protest.
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