The attention of the
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has been drawn to a State House Press
Release, making rounds in the media, purportedly signed by the Special Adviser
to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, by mischief-makers,
stating that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr. Idowu Goodnews Oluwaseyi
as the Director-General of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research
and Development (NIPRD).
The Federal Ministry of
Health and Social Welfare wishes to let the general public know that the Press
Statement is false and baseless and did not originate from the Presidency. Dr.
Obi Adigwe, remains the substantive Director-General of the National Institute
for Pharmaceutical Research and Development.
The general public is
hereby advised to disregard such fake news, as the Management of NIPRD has not
been changed.
Signed
Patricia Deworitshe
Director (Information & PR)
