*President names Temitope Ilori NACA head
Deji Elumoye and Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to confirm the nomination of Justice Adamu Galumje (retd) for appointment as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB))
Tinubu in his letter read at plenary yesterday by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio said the request was in compliance with section 154(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
The president said the nomination was informed by the vacancy created by expiration of tenure and subsequent retirement of the immediate past chairman of the CCB.
Akpabio after reading the letter referred the request to the Committee on Code of Conduct, Ethics and Privileges for further legislative action.
Also, Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Alabo George as the Director-General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA).
George, who holds a PhD in Construction Management; an MSc in Quantity Surveying and Construction Engineering, and a B.Tech in Quantity Surveying is a fellow of the Certified Institute of Practising Professionals, USA; a fellow of the Association of Strategy Professionals, USA, and a member of other distinguished associations.
According to a release issued on Thursday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, the president expects the new director general to discharge his duties with integrity, diligence, and dedication for the effective administration of the agency, and management of critical policies and programmes in line with the objectives of the administration.
In the same vein, the president has approved the appointment of Dr. Temitope Ilori as Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for an initial term of four years.
According to a release issued on yesterday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, the president expects the new appointee to bring her wealth of experience and expertise into this seminal role.
This, he said, is to achieve the mandate of NACA which includes coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of the Strategic National Plan for the control of HIV/AIDS/STDs, as well as the mobilisation of resources for an effective and sustainable response to HIV/AIDS/STDs.
Ilori, who 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, was Commissioner for Health in Osun State from 2011 to 2014 and Chairperson of the Osun State Agency on Control of HIV/AIDS (O-SACA).
Tinubu also approved the relocation of NACA to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. It was previously domiciled in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
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.
“In line with his topmost priority of manifesting the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration across sectors, the president has expressed determination to consistently harmonise institutions within and between the different sectors in the country, ensuring improved coordination and synergy among agencies for efficient and qualitative service delivery to all Nigerians,” he said.
