BREAKING: Buhari appoints Adetifa as new NCDC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
This was confirmed in a statement by Buhari’s special assistant on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu on Monday.
Shehu said Adetifa will take over from Chikwe Ihekweazu, who has been given an appointment at the World Health Organisation (WHO).
In an official letter addressed to Ihekweazu, WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said Ihekweazu is the deputy in charge of health emergency intelligence at the global health organisation.
He is to assume the office on November 1, 2021, and will be in charge of WHO’s pandemic and epidemic response hub in Berlin, Germany.
that is good news and congratulations….
I wish both of them success in their endeavors, congrats
May your tenure be useful to you, family and Nigerians at large
Congratulations on their new appointment
That’s good appointment, congratulations