By Ere-ebi Agedah
The Niger Delta APC Youth Vanguard, APC-YV, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari, over appointment of Arch Sunny Echono, as the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund.
This was contained in a congratulatory message signed by the National Coordinator, Comrade Fiawei Pathfinder at the group National leadership meeting held in Abuja recently, as the group described Echono as a game changer who has all it takes to transform the tertiary institutions across the country based on his wealth of experience and knowledge in the education sector.
According to the group, Buhari’s wisdom in carefully appointing Arch Sunny Echono was the best thing that has happened to the Nation tertiary institutions stressing that with Echono appointment the higher institution of learning will enjoy transformation in terms of infrastructure and human capacity development.
“The leadership of Niger Delta APC Youth Vanguard, APC-YV use this medium to hail President Muhammadu Buhari, for his wisdom in appointing Arc Sunny Echono as Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, a professional and experienced technocrat who understands the academia, especially, the higher institutions of learning.
“We know the pedigree and high sense of patriotism he has over the years, and his impact right from the time he was appointed Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, until he was transferred to the Federal Ministry of Education as Permanent Secretary, there was tremendous impact and footprints he left behind as legacies speaks more volume due to his pragmatic and proactive manner of going about his duties in serving this country selflessly and transparently with a clean track record.
“He is a man of honour and achievement, and also a game changer wherever he was taken to work because of his professional way of handling financial, human and material resources based on his prudence and tact.
“We strongly believe that the tertiary institutions in the country would experience a drastic change in no distant time as he has already hit the ground running.
“We deem it fit to join Nigerians and other notable professionals in the education sector and academicians to congratulate Arch Sunny Echono, for this highly celebrated and well deserved appointment.
The group also commended the swift action by the TETFund boss on allocating funds to TETFund Center of Excellence.
However, the group urged Nigerians home and, in the Diaspora, to support Echono to achieve maximally the development of the educational sector.
