President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. James Enimi Omietimi as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for an initial term of four (4) years, and the reappointment of Professor Sa’ad Aliyu Ahmed as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, for a second term of four (4) years.
Dr. Omietimi is a highly skilled medical practitioner. After earning his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from the University of Port Harcourt in 1994, he started his medical career as an obstetrician and gynecologist. He has served in a number of leadership capacities, such as Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Bayelsa State and President of the Association of Resident Doctors. He holds fellow status in both the International College of Surgeons and the West African College of Surgeons.
In addition to being a renowned pathology professor at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Dr. Sa’ad Ahmed was the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Center in Abuja for four years during his first appointment. Reputable organizations that have awarded him fellowships include the Central East and Southern Africa College of Pathology (South Africa), the International College of Surgeons (USA), the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, and the College of American Pathologists (USA).
“The President expects that the newly appointed Chief Medical Directors, leveraging their vast experience and professional competence, will facilitate the consistent delivery of quality healthcare services to all Nigerians in tandem with the Renewed Hope Agenda of ensuring that all services in federal government hospitals are world-class, people-centred, and delivered in accordance with best industry practice,” a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, partly reads.
