... As Salako Bows out of Office July 23
A former Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), John Obafunwa, has been appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the new Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR).
The appointment of Obafunwa takes effect from 24 July, 2024, as the outgoing DG, Prof. Babatunde Lawal Salako completes his second tenure on 23 July 2024, a statement from the Presidential Spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed.
According to Ngelale, Tinubu appreciated Salako for his meritorious service to the country, in uplifting the standard of the research institute.
Obafunwa, a professor of Forensic Pathology was the Vice-Chancellor of LASU between 2011 and 2015.
He studied medicine at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) from 1975 to 1980.
He took his residency in Morbid Anatomy and Anatomic Pathology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, and became certified with the Fellowship of the National College in Pathology (FMCPath).
Obafunwa was the state pathologist for the Cayman Islands and the Republic of Bermuda.
In November 2004, he took up an appointment as a professor of forensic pathology at the College of Medicine, LASU.
He became provost of the College of Medicine at LASU In 2006.
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