President Bola Tinubu has reappointed the chief executive officer of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Prof. Moji Adeyeye.
He also named Mansur Kabir as the new board chairman of NAFDAC.
Tinubu also appointed a new director-general for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Olajide Idris, who replaces Prof. Ifedayo Adetifa.
Idris assumes office on February 19, 2024.
The president’s spokesman Ajuri Ngelale announced the appointments in a statement on Thursday.
Adeyeye’s re-appointment comes amid the dust raised by NAFDAC’s ban on alcohol sold in sachets.
Tinubu approved the appointment and reappointment of board chairpersons and chief executive officers for eight agencies under the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
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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 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.”
