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Uwaje, Akinyokun, Daura, others eye NITDA's top job

Technology Times StaffbyTechnology Times Staff
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Chris Uwaje, President of the Institute of Software Professional of Nigeria (ISPON) and Cleopas Angaye, outgoing Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency at an event hosted by ISPON last year in Calabar, Cross River State
Chris Uwaje, President of the Institute of Software Professional of Nigeria (ISPON) and Cleopas Angaye, outgoing Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency at an event hosted by ISPON last year in Calabar, Cross River State

Lagos. April 15, 2013: Chris Uwaje, the President of the Institute of Software Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON); Charles Oluwole Akinyokun, a Professor of Computer Science at the Federal University of Technology Akure and Ashiru Daura, the Director of Software Planning & Technical Research of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), have been tipped as some of the top contenders in the race to head the nation’s IT Policy implementing agency, NITDA.

Charles Oluwole Akinyokun, a Professor of Computer Science at the Federal University of Technology Akure also tipped to be in the NITDA race
Charles Oluwole Akinyokun, a Professor of Computer Science at the Federal University of Technology Akure also tipped to be in the NITDA race

Technology Times checks reveal that the race has become heated in recent times as Cleopas Angaye; outgoing Director-General of NITDA will wrap up his second term as head of the agency by the middle of this year.

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  1. Ade wale says:
    13 years ago

    I would prefer Daura, Uwaje for the office not Akinyokun who would run NITDA like a political office.

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  2. mohammad says:
    13 years ago

    Haba Technology time he is Dr. Ashiru Daura as you praises others with professorhip and presidenship you have to finish with the doctorship

    Reply

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