Buhari reappoints Adeyeye as NAFDAC DG

President Muhammadu, has approved the renewal of the appointment of Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye as the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.

The agency disclosed this via its official Twitter handle on Friday.

It wrote, “Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye has been reappointed as the @DGatNAFDAC for the second and final tenure of five years. She stopped by briefly at the corporate headquarters in Abuja to meet with some Directors.”

Also, a senior staff in the agency, who craved anonymity, confirmed the development to our correspondent.

The staff said Adeyeye was reappointed as the DG of NAFDAC with effect from December 1, 2022. 

On November 2, 2022, Adeyeye, who was appointed in 2017, would have finished her first term.

On November 12, 2022, Dr. Monica Eimunjeze, Director of Drug Registration and Regulatory Affairs Directorate of NAFDAC, assumed the role of Acting DG of the Agency when Adeyeye’s initial term as the DG expired.