The spokesperson of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Dr. Abubakar Jimoh, on Saturday said the Federal Government has approved the approval of Mr. Ademola Magbojuri as the new Acting Director General of the Agency.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that Magbojuri takes over from Mrs Yetunde Oni.
He explained that the immediate past Acting director general reached the retirement age of 60 years on Sept. 21 and Federal Government directed that the most senior director in the the agency take over.
He said that Magbojuri, who would pilot the affairs of NAFDAC until the new substantive DG is appointed, had received handing over notes on Friday.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that Magbojuri, until this appointment, was in charge of NAFDAC’s training and research institute in Kaduna.
However, as at Friday, the NAFDAC head office in Abuja was still sealed by the union that was agitating over none payment of allowances and appointment of either an acting or substantive DG.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the NAFDAC’s Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria started an industrial action on Friday Sept. 22, over improved allowances and appointment of the new Director General of the agency.
The Vice President of the union, Mr Idzi Isua told NAN on Friday that they were around the office to ensure total compliance by the members.
Isua said that the union was demanding for an allowance known as a specific allowance which other agencies in the same salary structure with NAFDAC were benefitting.