FG Exempts  NDLEA ,  NAFDAC  Boards From Dissolution

Further to the directive on the dissolution of Boards of Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions and Government-owned Companies, the Secretary to the Government of  the Federation has clarified that the Boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration & Control (NAFDAC) are exempted from such dissolution.

 

This was disclosed in a statement signed by Willie Bassey, Director, Information For Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

 

Current NAFDAC Governing Council Chairman and Members are:

Council Chairman – As appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN)

Alh. Tukur S. Fada Tambuwal – Member (Appointed by FGN)

Dr. Mufutau Bolaji Yahaya – Member (Appointed by FGN)

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health – Member

Director-General, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) – Member

Director General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)

Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

Chairman, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN)

Chairman, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Group of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN)

Representative, Food and Beverage Group of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (FBG – MAN)

Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control – Member         Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye .

For NDLEA are:

Joseph Nbona Sunday. Director, Prosecution and Legal Services. Shadrach Haruna. …
Dr. Ibrahim Abdul. Director, Asset and Financial Investigation. …
Epeso Ezekiel Ngale. Director, Technical Services. Ahmad Garba. …
Chinyere H. Obiajuru. Director, Training and Manpower Development. …
Dr. Malami Mohammed Sokoto, fsi, fspsp.

Similarly, Director, Information, Office of the Vice President , Olusola Abiola in a statement on Tuesday, 20th June 2023, disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to the Office of the Vice President for supervision, in compliance with their various establishment Acts.

 

The President has also approved a formal structure for the Office of the Vice President as well as an appropriate number of technical and administrative aides that will work with the Vice President in the discharge of his responsibilities.