The Association of Doctors Unite for Tinubu, home and Diaspora has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the appointment of Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako as Minister of State for Environment.
The National Coordinator of the Association Dr. Christopher Enoch gave the commendation at the official decoration of the minister as the Patron of the Association in his office recently in Abuja.
The National Coordinator reiterated that the award was in recognition of the minister’s sterling performance within a short period of his appointment.
“In line with the mandate of the National Chairman of our great Party, and the entire members this Association “we humbly request that, you oblige us to be a patron” emphasising that the request is not only because the Minister is a medical Doctor by profession but because of his passion in Promoting good governance, democratic values as well as his commitments in the environmental sector,” he added.
Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Salako, expressed gratitude to Allah (SWT), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his appointment as Minister of State for Environment and his Professional Colleagues for the recognition adding that “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
President Bola Tinubu, as he described the Association as one of the most responsible, responsive, selfless, skilful, trustworthy team for national cohesion and development of mankind.
He further described medical doctors as influential people and opinion leaders saying 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, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu does not joke with issues of medical doctors as a former Executive Governor of Lagos State, he 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 President’s mandate on 6 key priority areas as related to the environment out of the 8 points Economic Agenda.
