The Registrar/Chief Executive, National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, has been elected into the Executive Council of the Association For Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA).

Wushishi was elected as the West Africa Representative in the Executive Council of the continental body at the just-concluded 40th Conference of the Association held at the Century City Conference Centre and Hotels, Cape Town, South Africa.

A press statement by the Acting Director, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, NECO, Azeez Sani, said Prof. Wushishi will serve in the eight-member Executive Council with members drawn from other examination bodies across Africa.

The statement added; "The Association of Educational Assessment in Africa was established in 1982 with the aim to promote co-operation amongst Examining and Assessment bodies in Africa.

"The Association is saddled with harmonization of Educational Assessment in the African Continent.

"This year's Conference has the Theme: "Reimaging Education Assessment In The Age Of Multiple Dimension Of Learning In A Global Society."

The conference, which started on August 19, was concluded on August 23, 2024, with over 21 active primary members as well as other Public and Private institutions and organisations from across the world in attendance.