PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS DR TEMITOPE ILORI AS THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF NACA FOR 4 YEARS 14-03-24
By Sadiq Aminu President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Temitope Ilori as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, for an initial term of four years.
Dr. Ilori is a senior lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine at the University of Ibadan, and a consultant family physician at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, says the President expects the new Director-General to bring her wealth of experience and expertise into achieving the mandate of NACA.
The statement says the has approved the relocation of NACA to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
NACA was previously domiciled in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
According to the statement, the relocation of NACA to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is to foster synergy and enhance collaboration in pursuit of the nation’s goal to achieve the 95-95-95 pathway for ending the AIDS epidemic.
Meanwhile, the President has approved the appointment of Dr. James Enimi Omietimi as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for an initial term of four years, and the reappointment of Professor Sa’ad Aliyu Ahmed as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, for a second term of four years.
Dr. Omietimi is an accomplished medical professional. He graduated from the University of Port Harcourt in 1994 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree (MBBS), and began his medical career with specialization in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He has held various leadership positions, including President of the Association of Resident Doctors and Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Bayelsa State. He is a fellow of the West African College of Surgeons and the International College of Surgeons.
Dr. Sa’ad Ahmed is a distinguished Professor of Pathology at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, concurrently serving as the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, for four years during his initial tenure. He holds fellowships from esteemed institutions such as the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, the International College of Surgeons (USA), the College of American Pathologists (USA), and the Central East and Southern Africa College of Pathology (South Africa).
A statement says the President expects that the newly-appointed Chief Medical Directors, leveraging their vast experience and professional competence, will facilitate the consistent delivery of quality healthcare services to Nigerians.