President Buhari Makes Five New Appointments (See List)

President Muhammadu Buhari has on July 29 appointed five new heads of the strategic institutions in Nigeria.

President Muhammadu Buhari This was contained in a statement of presidential personal assistant on new media Bashir Ahmad.

The heads are: the Centre for Disease Control, National Agency for the Control of Aids, the Nigerian Institute for Medical Research. 

Others are, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency and National Health Insurance Scheme. 

The new appointees are: 

NIMR – Prof Babatunde Salami 
NACA – Dr Sani Aliyu 
NHIS – Prof Usman Yusuf
NPHCDA – Prof Echezona Ezeanolue 
CDC – Dr Chikwe Andreas Ihekweazu 

All the five appointments have already taken effect.