President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Sonny Echono as Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND).
He takes over from Prof Suleiman Bogoro whose five-year tenure ends March 18, 2022.
Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Education (FMoE), Ben Goong, broke the news in a terse statement on Friday morning.
Echono retired as Permanent Secretary, FMoE in January after spending 35 years in service.
The statement reads: “President Muhamadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Arc Sunday S.T. Echono as the new Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND).
“He takes over from Prof. Sulaiman Elias Bogoro whose five year tenure will end on 18th March 2022.
“Described as an accomplished technocrat, Arc Echono brings to the job, diverse wealth of experience spanning Infrastructure, business administration, procurement management, ICT and the education sectors.
“Prior to his appointment he had served as Permanent Secretary Fed. Min of Education and Member, Board of Trustees of TETfund among other important national assignments.”
