The former Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa has handed over to his successor, Dr Salako Iziaq Adekunle Adeboye.
In an event attended by the Coordinating Minister, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate who described the redeployment of Dr Alausa as new Honourable Minister of Education, as reward for good and exceptional work in his former post, was held on Monday in Abuja.
In a statement signed and issued by Alaba Balogun, Head, Information & Public Relation of the Ministry, Prof Pate extolled the virtues of his former assistant, stating that he is a man with capacity, commitment and a team player. All these attributes, he emphasized, has contributed immensely to the transformative blocks of improving the health sector for effective, efficient and, optimal service delivery to Nigerians.
While wishing Dr Tunji Alausa the out-gone Minister, success and God’s guidance in his new post as Honourable Minister for Education, Prof. Pate asserted that ” the reward for work is more work. The reward for good work is even more work. So I am not surprised”.
Furthermore, the Coordinating Minister welcomed the incoming Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare, Dr Salako Iziaq Adekunle Adeboye to the Ministry; stressing that his coming is highly appreciated.
Collectively, he stated, we shall build upon the milestones to revamp and, advance the health sector in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR.
The highpoint of the event was the handover notes by Dr. Tunji Alausa to the incoming Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare Dr Salako Iziaq Adekunle Adeboye; in the presence of the Coordinating Minister for Health & Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate; Permanent Secretary Kachollom Daju mni; and Directors of Departments.
Another milestone event of the day in the Ministry’s headquarters Office; was the release of appointment letters by Dr. Tunji Alausa to ten (10nos) Medical Directors of Federal Hospitals and, the newly established Federal Medical Centres at Misau, Bauchi State; Ikole-Ekiti, Ekiti State and, Epe Lagos State.
Speaking at the event marking his last duty in the Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, Dr Alausa enjoined the newly appointed Medical Directors to be prudent, judicious and purposeful in their administration of resources.
He emphasized to them the dictum: to whom much is given, much is expected; and said ”please focus on the project you can complete on time, any amount of money that the government releases into healthcare, we want our citizens to start feeling the impact”.