…says health sector, topmost of Tinubu’s administration
…as US Aids, Initiative visits Shettima
By Udesinanna Stephen
The Vice President VP, Sen. Kashim Shettima, has assured Nigerians of their determination to catapult the nation to a higher pedestal, adding that the health sector is topmost of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The Vice President stated this lately when a delegation from the Global Health Partners – the Global Fund, the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), and the US President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) visited him at the Presidential Villa.
According to the VP, repositioning Nigeria’s healthcare system is a target for the present administration.
As obtained from his X handle @officialSKSM, he said, “improve health outcomes for all Nigerians; increased domestic financing for health; and promoting health industrialisation. These are three major commitments I am making on behalf of my boss, and be rest assured that our word is our bond.
“I want to assure you that we are determined to catapult the nation to a higher pedestal. We are committed to changing the narrative of inclusive growth, of a Nigeria where every black man will be proud of.”
Also, he said, “President Tinubu is a man of vision, and he has the courage to follow through whatever he believes in; from the appointment of the Minister of Health, there is a clear testimony to the drive, the political commitment of the President and the current leadership towards repositioning the Nigerian nation.
Appraising the Minister of Health, he said, “The Minister of Health is a man of impeccable credentials. He is a celebrated public health practitioner with the experience, exposure and commitment to drive the change we seek in the health sector.”