Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Thursday, appointed Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi as the new health commissioner of the state. Obi replaces Anthony Ugochukwu, who passed on last Friday after a long battle with a kidney disease.
Until his appointment, Obi, a professor, was a consultant public health physician and lecturer at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, and the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, respectively.
Gov. Ugwuanyi said during the swearing in at Enugu Government House that, “The compelling need to re-establish commanding leadership for the state health care system under a commissioner in the face of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the urgent replacement of our deceased commissioner for health.
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“The action was taken pursuant to the confirmation of Dr. Obi’s nomination as commissioner by the Enugu State House of Assembly conveyed in the Enugu State House of Assembly letter reference No. HA/5/CHA/11/VOL.1V/146, dated 9th April, 2020.”
Gov. Ugwuanyi charged the new commissioner to brace up for the challenges, adding that, “I believe you will bring your expertise and the requisite gravitas to bear on your new role as commissioner for health, Enugu State, especially in these unusual times.”
Obi, in a speech, thanked the governor for the appointment, and pledged to carry out his duties with dedication.
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