List Of 14 New Chief Medical Directors Appointed By Yemi Osinbajo

Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole

The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the appointment of 14 new Chief Medical Directors, Medical Directors for the Federal Teaching Hospitals, Federal Medical Centres and Specialist Hospitals in Nigeria.

Professor Osinbajo made the appointment following an approval letter signed by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Acting President and addressed to the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole.

Although five of the directors were reappointed to serve another term, the appointments are with immediate effect and would last for four years each to fill the vacant positions in the hospitals which have been run by acting directors before now.

The new Chief Medical Directors and their health facilities

Bisala Ekele (University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada)V.A. Osiatuma (Federal Medical Centre, Asaba)Idris Suleiman (Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu)Abdus Musa (Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta)O.O. Alabi (Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja)Adejuwon Dada (Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, Lagos)Ibrahim Wakawa (Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri)O.C. Ogun (Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Lagos)Shehu Sale (Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Sokoto).

Names of the reappointed  Chief Medical Directors

A.Z. Mohammed (Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano) Anthony Igwegbe (Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi); WizaAnthony Igwegbe (Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi)Wiza Inusa (Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo)Joseph Okegbe (Federal Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar)Sunday Olotu (Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin-City).

The Acting President has also signed an executive order to back the Voluntary Assets Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS).

Professor Osinbajo signed the executive order on Thursday morning during the launch of VAIDS at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Key government officials, including the Minister for Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, witnessed the signing of the executive order and launch of the scheme, which the acting President said is targeted at increasing tax awareness and compliance and also grant taxpayers a time-limited opportunity to regularise their tax status without penalty.

Explaining further he said: “Taxes not only about boosting government revenues. When people pay taxes they hold the government to account more.”

Decrying the low number of Nigerians that pay taxes, Professor Osinbajo stressed that “Tax evasion not limited only to wealthy Nigerians. (It is) Also not limited to individuals. Many companies maintain two to three sets of books.”