BREAKING: President Tinubu Makes Fresh Appointments in Federal Hospitals

• President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made fresh appointments for two federal medical centres in the country
• Tinubu appointed chief medical directors for Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state and Federal Medical Centre, Abuja
• The appointments are to facilitate the consistent delivery of quality healthcare services to all Nigerians in tandem with the Renewed Hope Agenda

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State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed chief medical directors of two federal medical centres in the country.

Tinubu appointed Dr James Enimi Omietimi as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, for an initial term of four (4) years.

He also reappointed Professor Sa'ad Aliyu Ahmed as chief medical director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, for a second term of four (4) years.

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Chief Ajuri Ngelale Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity made this known in a statement issued on Friday, March 14.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Engagement, Fredrick Nwabufo shared the statement via his X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @FredrickNwabufo

According to the statement, Dr. Omietimi 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. while Dr. Sa'ad Ahmed is a distinguished Professor of Pathology at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

"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 all Nigerians in tandem with the Renewed Hope Agenda of ensuring that all services in federal government hospitals are world-class, people-centred, and delivered in accordance with best industry practice."

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Tinubu appoints first female NACA director general

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Tinubu appointed Dr Temitope Ilori as the new director general of the National Agency For The Control of AIDS (NACA).

Dr. Ilori, who replaced Dr Gambo Aliyu, is the first female to be appointed director general of the agency.

Before she was appointed NACA DG, she was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine, University of Ibadan, and a Consultant Family Physician in the Department of Family Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan.

Source: Legit.ng