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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment and reappointment of chairpersons of boards and chief executive officers (CEOs) for eight agencies under the federal ministry of health and social welfare. 

In a statement on Thursday by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, Tinubu approved the appointment of Mansur Kabir as the chairman of board of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

He also reappointed Mojisola Adeyeye as the director-general (DG) of the agency and appointed Olajide Idris as the DG of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The president appointed Saleh Yuguda as the CEO of the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC), while Abba Zubairu was appointed as the board chairperson.

Fatima Kyari, a renowned ophthalmologist, was appointed as the CEO of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), while Afolabi Lesi will chair the council’s board.

Ibrahim Ahmed was appointed as the CEO of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, while Wasilat Giwa will head the board of the council.

The president also appointed Tosan Erhabor as the CEO of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) and Babajide Salako as the chairman of the board of the council.

Adamu Bakari and Reuben Eifediyi were appointed as the chief medical doctors of Moddibo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola (MAUTH) and Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua (ISTH), Edo state, respectively.

Tinubu said his administration is expecting an “immediate and effective implementation of new policy frameworks to reposition” the health sector.