Our Story

Our Story

Christian Education Development Advisory Centre (CEDAC) formerly Northern Education Advisory Council (NEAC) was founded sometimes in 1947 by a number of some Bible believing Protestant Churches/Denominations who were proprietors of Mission Schools in Northern Nigeria. It is neither political, sentimental nor governmental.

Founding Members

The founding Members of CEDAC were:

  • The Church Missionary Society (CMS)
  • The Church of the Brethren Mission (CBM)
  • The Methodist Church
  • The Qua Iboe Church (QIC)
  • The Sudan United Mission (SUM)
  • The Sudan Interior Mission (SIM)
General Secretaries

Since CEAC was officially founded in 1947, the following vessels have served as Executive Secretaries.

Period Names Church Nationality
1947– 1951
Mr. J,D. Spences
EYN
USA
1951 – 1954
Mr. U.M. Bristow
EYN
USA
1954– 1959
Miss Faye Moyer
EYN
USA
1959-1980
Dr.Ivan Eikenberry
EYN
USA
1981- 1982
Dn. G.O.Lawayin (acted)
Baptist
Nigeria
1982–1989
Miss Elizabeth Vinborg
LCCN
USA
1990–1996
Rev. Chidawa B. Kaburuk
ECWA
Nigeria
1997–2011
Rev. Bulus M. Aplakah
Baptist
Nigeria
2012–Date
Dns. Lydia M. Agwom
Baptist
Nigeria
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