Unilorin VC Lauds Buhari for Adetifa’s Appointment as NCDC DG

By Hammed Shittu

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Prof. Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the recent appointment of the new Director-General of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa.

The new NCDC Director General, who takes over from Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, graduated from the College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin in 1997, having earlier graduated from the University of Ilorin Secondary School in 1988.

Adetifa will lead the federal government agency that has been at the centre of Nigeria’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

In a statement by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, in Ilorin at the weekend, the vice-chancellor said: “Unilorin is highly honoured with the appointment of Dr. Adetifa”, whom he described as “a truly distinguished alumnus of the university”.

Abdulkareem said that judging by his rich antecedents as a consummate infectious diseases epidemiologist, Adetifa is well suited for the job.

He added that: “He is indeed a round peg in a round hole”.

While urging Adetifa to go into his new appointment with the legendary dedication and commitment for which he has been known for over the years, the vice-chancellor said: “As a thorough-bred product of the great Unilorin Medical School, the new NCDC boss will work assiduously, in the best Unilorite tradition, to justify the national confidence reposed in him.

“I am sure that Dr. Adetifa would definitely consolidate the gains recorded by his predecessor, and even surpass the gains recorded so far in the fight against COVID-19.”