INEC Chairman, Others Eulogize Late TETFund Boss, Jaiji

By Temi Ohakwe, Abuja

Former Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, and Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has joined other well-meaning Nigerians to mourn the demise of his predecessor, Mallam Mustapha Jaji.

Yakubu, who spoke in Abuja after the 3rd day Islamic prayer held in honour of Jaji at his residence in Apo, paid glowing tributes to his departed colleague, noting that Jaji served  TETFund conscientiously to the best of his ability.

]Jaji, a Former Executive Secretary of TETFund, passed on at the age of 64 in the early hours of Sunday, November 22, 2020, after a protracted illness and was buried on the same day according to Islamic rites.

He served TETFund until 2007 under what was known as the Education Trust Fund, ETF,  before handing over to Prof Mahmood Yakubu.