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President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Prof. Moji Adeyeye as the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC.
The President also named Dr. Mansur Kabir as the new Chairman of the board.
Tinubu also appointed a new Director-General for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr. Olajide Idris, who replaces Prof. Ifedayo Adetifa.
Idris will assume office on February 19, 2024.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday, February 15, announced the appointments in a statement titled ‘President Tinubu approves leadership changes in health and social welfare sector’.
The President approved the appointment and reappointment of board chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers, CEOs, for eight agencies under the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
They include Prof. Abba Zubairu and Dr. Saleh Yuguda as board chairperson and CEO, respectively for the National Blood Service Commission; Prof. Afolabi Lesi and Dr. Fatima Kyari as board chairperson and CEO, respectively for the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria; Wasilat Giwa and Ibrahim Ahmed as board chairperson and CEO, respectively for the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria and Dr. Babajide Salako and Dr. Tosan Erhabor as Board Chairperson and CEO, respectively, of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria.
He also appointed Prof. Adamu Bakari as Chief Medical Director of Moddibo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola, Adamawa State, and Prof. Reuben Eifediyi as CMD of the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State.
“The appointments are in furtherance of his determination to bring world-class standards to Nigerian public health administration and to manifest his commitment to deliver affordable and quality care to all Nigerians under governance and regulatory frameworks commensurate with international best practice,” Ngelale wrote.
The presidential aide noted that the President expects the new leadership to substantially raise the standards of healthcare service delivery for the exclusive benefit of all strata of the Nigerian population.
Owing to the high cost of historical underperformance in the health sector, the President anticipates the immediate and effective implementation of new policy frameworks to reposition the sector under the leadership of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Muhammad Pate, the statement added.
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