NACA DG ‘resigns’, Buhari appoints Gambo Gumel Aliyu – TheNigerialawyer

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Gambo
Gumel Aliyu as the Director-General of the agency for an initial
term of four years.

The development was against the backdrop of the resignation on
Tuesday of the Director-General of the agency, Sani Aliyu.

A statement by the Permanent Secretary, General Services at the
Office of the Secretary to the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation (OSGF), Olusegun Adekunle, said the appointment of the
new head of NACA was in line with the provision of Section 8,
Sub-Section (4) of National Agency for the Control of Aids
(Establishment) Act, 2007.

The appointment, he said, was with effect from June 26.

According to a source at the agency, Mr Aliyu resigned from his
position on Tuesday.

Mr Aliyu is a public health physician with a background in HIV
Epidemiology and Disease Prevention.

Until his appointment in 2016, he was a consultant in
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at Cambridge University,
United Kingdom.

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