Tinubu Names Temitope Ilori NACA DG

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Temitope Ilori as Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for an initial term of four years.

According to a release issued on Thursday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, the

President expects the new Director-General to bring her wealth of experience and expertise into this seminal role to achieve the mandate of NACA which includes coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of the Strategic National Plan for the control of HIV/AIDS/STDs, as well as the mobilization of resources for an effective and sustainable response to HIV/AIDS/STDs.

Ilori, who is a senior lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine at the University of Ibadan, and a consultant family physician at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, was Commissioner for Health in Osun State from 2011 to 2014 and Chairperson of the Osun State Agency on Control of HIV/AIDS (O-SACA).

President Tinubu also approved the relocation of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. 

NACA was previously domiciled in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. 

The relocation of NACA to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is to foster synergy and enhance collaboration in pursuit of the nation’s goal to achieve the 95-95-95 pathway for ending the AIDS epidemic.

In line with his topmost priority of manifesting the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration across sectors, the President has expressed determination to consistently harmonize institutions within and between the different sectors in the country, ensuring improved coordination and synergy among agencies for efficient and qualitative service delivery to all Nigerians.

Deji Elumoye in Abuja