Executive Secretary of NERDC Slumps, Dies During Public Meeting
A source within the agency made this known, adding that the deceased was healthy and left no sign before his death.
The Executive Secretary of the National Education Research Development Council (NERDC), Prof. Ismail Junaidu has been confirmed dead.
A source within the agency made this known, adding that the deceased was healthy and left no sign before his death.
Speaking with Daily Trust, the source which described Junaidu’s death as sudden said he died in early hours of Thursday in Damaturu, Yobe State, where he was attending the Joint Consultative Committee on Education (JCCE) programme.
“He did not slump, death just happened,” the official noted.
Details of his death were sketchy as at the time of this report, but a source who did not want to be named, said the deceased slumped and died.
However, the claim was refuted by an official of NERD.
Meanwhile, his corpse is being conveyed to Katsina for burial, which is later on Thursday.
He was born on 3rd June, 1953 and obtained his qualifications in Linguistics and Language: PhD University of Indiana, USA; Master’s Degree University of York, England and Bachelor’s Degree, ABU, Zaria-Nigeria.
He was a Professor of Linguistics as well as Educator, Educational Administrator, Curriculum Developer, and Educational Policy Facilitator and Designer.
He was a member of many scholarly and professional organizations. These include: Member and Member of Council of the International Association of Educational Assessment (IAEA); Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) as Member and Immediate Past Regional Chair West Africa; Member Nigerian Academy of Education (NAE); Founding Member Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN); Member Curriculum Organization of Nigeria (CON); Member Reading Association of Nigerian (RAN), etc.
