By Ikeugonna Eleke
The appointment of the Deputy National Organising Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Nze Chidi Duru, as Chairman, Governing Board of Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Kogi State, has been hailed as one of President Bola Tinubu’s best decisions.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, recently appointed Duru in a letter conveyed to him and signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume.
Members of APC in Anambra State, in a statement by the Assistant Legal Adviser of the party in Nnewi North Local Government Area, Barr. Jack Iyioku, who joined other members to congratulate the two term Federal lawmaker, extolled President Tinubu for the appointment.
He said: ‘There are many reasons why I describe this appointment as one of President Tinubu’s best appointments. Duru is a consistent party man, and at a time when it looks like a norm in politics for people to be jumping from party to party, he is one man who has remained in one place.
‘Duru is a man I have known for a long time. He is a perfectionist, a gentleman who is very adept in details. He may not be a medical doctor, but he is a man who, when he takes a task, he researches it and does it in the finest way it should be done.
‘If there was anyone who merits such appointment, especially at a time when the tide of medical tourism outside the country is needed, it is Duru.
‘If you know anyone who is thorough with his job, then you should know Nze Chidi Duru. I can tell you for free that with his appointment as chairman of the Governing Board of the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, that facility will turn around.
‘He does not tolerate shortcuts. He is a man I know, and I am sure that soon, that facility will be a place where people will go to seek medical services as an alternative to travelling outside the country.’