President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of six new Chief Medical Directors for hospitals under federal administration, located in Akure, Gombe, Azare, Lafia, Maiduguri, and Kafanchan.
The President appointed Prof. Olusegun Sylvester Ojo as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Akure, Ondo State.
Prof Yusuf Mohammed Abdullahi will continue in his position as the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe.
Dr Dauda Abubakar Katagum, the Acting Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Azare, Bauchi State, has been confirmed as the substantive CMD.
Dr Ikrama Hassan has been appointed as the Chief Medical Director of the newly upgraded Federal Teaching Hospital in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
Dr Ali Mohammed Ramat, a renowned Consultant Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon, has been appointed Chief Medical Director of the newly established National Orthopedic Hospital in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Dr Haruna Abubakar Shehu, a Consultant Family Physician, has been appointed Chief Medical Director of the newly established Federal Medical Centre, Kafanchan, Kaduna State.