- Safiu Kehinde
Edo state governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of Dr Anthonia Njoku as the new Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the state Specialist Hospital.
Njoku’s appointment was announced in a statement issued by Musa Ikhilor, Secretary to the Edo Government
(SSG) on Wednesday in Benin.
According to him, the appointment takes effect from the 4th of December 2024.
As profiled by Ikhilor, Njoku attended the College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, where she earned a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S), MSc. in Reproductive Health.
She also obtained a Diploma in Bioethics and Certificate in Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, Harvard T.H CHAN School of Public Health, Harvard Boston.
Until her appointment, she was a Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medical Sciences, Ambrose AIli University, Ekpoma.
She is also an Honourary Consultant Sp. Grade 1, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo.