Chikwe Ihekweazu out as President Buhari Gives Ifedayo Adetifa New Role In NCDC

VAM News September 7, 2021 in Health, National Tagged Adetifa, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Germany, NCDC, Nigeria, President Buhari - 1 Minute

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday approved the appointment of Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the President confirmed the appointment in a statement on Monday.

He said Adetifa will take over from Chikwe Ihekweazu, who has been given an appointment at the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Ihekweazu had been NCDC DG since 2016 when Buhari appointed him, but last week, WHO appointed him as an assistant Director-General.

In an official letter addressed to Ihekweazu, WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said the Nigerian 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.

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