-As Tinubu Reappoints Adeyeye as NAFDAC CEO
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board Chairman for the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN),in the person of Pharm. Wasilat Giwa, while the Chief Executive Officer, remains Pharm. Ibrahim Ahmed.
He has also reappointed Professor Moji Adeyeye as CEO of National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), while Dr Mansur Kabir will serve as chairman of the agency.
This was announced along the appointments of five other leaders for government parastatals on Thursday.
Adeyeye’s reappointment was among the CEOs and board chairmen announced on Thursday for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
Pharmanewsonline reports that President Buhari first appointed her to head NAFDAC in 2017. He re-appointed her for a second term of five years in December 2022.
Tinubu also appointed Dr Olajide Idris, former commissioner for health in Lagos, as the new CEO of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The other appointments are as follows:
National Blood Service Commission (NBSC), Board Chairperson, Prof. Abba Zubairu; Chief Executive Officer, Dr Saleh Yuguda.
Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN); Board Chairperson, Prof. Afolabi Lesi; Chief Executive Officer, Dr Fatima Kyari.
(Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Board Chairperson: Dr Babajide Salako; Chief Executive Officer; Dr Tosan Erhabor.
Moddibo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola (MAUTH), Chief Medical Director / CEO; Prof. Adamu G. Bakari.
Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua (ISTH), Chief Medical Director / CEO, Prof. Reuben Eifediyi.
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