A group, the Association of Doctors Unite for Tinubu, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for appointing Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako as Minister of State for Environment, considering his laudable achievements in the ministry.
Head, Press and Public Relations Unit of the ministry, Ibrahim Haruna said this in a statement.
According to the statement, the leader of the delegation and National Coordinator of the association, Dr. Christopher Enoch, disclosed this during an official decoration of the Minister as the Patron of the Association in his office recently in Abuja.
Meanwhile, Salako expressed gratitude to Allah (SWT) and President Tinubu on his appointment as Minister of State for Environment and thanked his professional colleagues for the recognition.
He said, “I am happy and pleased to accept to be a patron of our professional body and I assure you that my doors are open to ideas for national growth and development.”
The minister also assured his support towards achieving the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of the president as he described the association as one of the most responsible, responsive, selfless, skilful and trustworthy team for national cohesion and development of mankind.
He further described medical doctors as influential people and opinion leaders, adding that “as medical doctors, we have influence and we should use this level of influence to escalate the Renewed Hope Agenda of the present administration as well as its laudable policies and achievements”.
According to him, Tinubu does not joke with the issues of medical doctors.
He noted as Governor of Lagos State, Tinubu was the first governor to introduce laboratory coat allowances in Lagos State and now, as President of Nigeria who has passion for the medical profession, he appointed eight medical doctors in his cabinet.
The minister assured the association that the ministry would achieve the mandate of Mr. President on six key priority areas as related to environment out of the eight-point Economic Agenda of Mr. President.
Earlier, the National Coordinator of the association, Dr. Christopher Enoch reiterated that the award was in recognition of the Dr. Salako’s sterling performance within a short period of his appointment as Minister of State for Environment.