Tinubu gets new international appointment
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been appointed the Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership of the African Union (AU) against the backdrop of his ambitious, innovative, and people-focused efforts in the sector.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
The Commission of the African Union, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention — Africa CDC, in a letter to Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tinubu was appointed on the recommendation of the Committee of Heads of State and Government of Africa CDC, under the leadership of His Excellency, President Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union.
In his new role, the Commission invited President Tinubu to address the Ministerial Executive Leadership Programme, MELP, under the theme, ‘Impactful leadership in health: a whole government approach’, billed for Saturday, February 17, 2024, at the Africa CDC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the margins of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Government.
