Professor Ibrahim Abubakar. CREDIT: State House
President Bola Tinubu on Friday congratulated Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar on his appointment as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.
He described the appointment as a significant recognition of Nigeria’s growing contribution to global health leadership.
Tinubu conveyed his felicitations in a statement on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, titled, ‘President Tinubu congratulates Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar on appointment as new Chief Executive Officer of CEPI.’
The President described Abubakar as a distinguished Nigerian epidemiologist and global health expert, currently serving as Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at University College London.
