By Stanley Onyekwere
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointments of Dr Lawu Auta Mshelia as Acting Executive Director, Borno State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) and Engr Abba Kyari, as General Manager of Borno State Rural Electrification Board (REB) respectively.
The appointments were announced by the Governor’s Spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, in a statement issued yesterday, in Maiduguri, which was made available to Peoples Daily.
According to the statement, “Kyari is moving from being director of electrical engineering at the Ministry of Housing and Energy to becoming GM of REB, following the retirement of the former GM, Engr Jacob Taru Katambi in February 2022.
“On his part, Dr Mshelia will be replacing Dr Goni Abba at the Primary Health Care Development Agency.
“The Agency’s outgoing E.D, Dr Goni Abba, is to assume a new office as Director of Public Health at the Borno State Ministry of Health, which is the office Dr Mshelia is leaving, Gusau explained in the statement”.
Also, the statement noted that Governor Zulum, deeply appreciates the services of the outgoing ED and urges him to deploy his experience, especially the one gained from the SPHCDA, to the State Ministry of Health towards enhanced public health services for the wellbeing of Borno’s people.
It adds: “Dr Lawi Auta Mshelia, a 60-year-old public health specialist hails from Hawul Local Government Area in Borno State.
“He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) from Royal Tropical Institute, KIT in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
“He holds an MBBS from the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, after attending Federal Government College Odogbolu in Ogun State.
“Dr. Mshelia has in addition to his routine responsibilities at the Ministry of Health, chaired and served as member of several committees which bothered on public health care over the years.
“58 year-old Kyari hails from Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State.”
