Buhari reappoints Adeyeye as DG NAFDAC

Tamarauemi Ebimini

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Moji Adeyeye, a professor, as the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

A statement issued by the agency on Friday indicates that the President’s approval of Mrs Adeyeye’s second tenure of five years took effect on 1 December.

Mrs Adeyeye, who was appointed in 2017, ended her renewable first term of office on 2 November.

Following the expiration of her first tenure, Monica Eimunjeze, NAFDAC’s Director of Registration and Regulatory Affairs, was immediately appointed as the acting director-general of the agency.

According to the statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, NAFDAC, Abubakar Jimoh, the approval of her reappointment was conveyed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.

Mr Jimoh said the DG’s reappointment came closely on the heels of her track record of monumental achievements and successes in the last five years especially the attainment of World Health Organisation (WHO) Maturity Level 3.