Sonny Echono

Arc.Sunday Sylva Togo Echono (born 16 December 1962) is a Nigerian diplomat, and architect who serves as the 9th Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund from 2022 till-date. Previously, Echono served as the Secretary of the Admissions Committee of the Nigerian Institute of Architects and the 28th President of the Nigerian Institute of Architects from 2019 to 2021.

Sonny Echono was nominated by the Board of TETfund in early 2022 and was subsequently appointed as the substantive 9th Executive Secretary (ES) of TETfund on March 18, 2022, by former President Muhammad Buhari.

Career Echono began his career as an Architect with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in 1987, and was elevated in 2005 as the Deputy Director of the ministry. In 2017, He was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, where he served until his retirement in 2022.

TETFund appointment On 2 March 2022, he was appointed Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund by the 15th President of Nigeria, Muhammad Buhari. On 4 March 2022, Echono received approval from Tertiary Education Trust Fund as the new executive secretary. on 18 March 2022, he resumed office following the end of Suleiman Elias Bogoro administration. On 18 July 2023, he appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating the alleged abuse of N2.3 trillion tertiary education tax by TETFund. He tells the committee “over 137 scholars sponsored abroad by the fund have absconded”.

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