Gombe Establishes Drugs, Medical Consumables Management Agency

Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has assented to the Gombe State Drugs and Medical Consumables Management Agency and Public Wholesale Company Law, 2023.

The law, which was passed by the State House of Assembly on May 18,  2023, seeks to provide for the establishment of the Gombe State Drugs and Medical Consumables Management Agency which will serve as an assured source of qualitative,  affordable and accessible drugs and other medical consumables in the State. 

A statement by the director general, Press Affairs, Government House, Gombe, Ismaila Uba Misilli, noted that  the purpose is to create a patient-centred supply chain standard that will achieve significant levels of efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of healthcare products to the citizenry in line with Universal Health Coverage. 

In another development, Governor Inuwa has approved the appointment of Abdulmalik Sulaiman as the new chairman of Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee  ( MIREMCO) in Gombe State.  

This is in accordance with the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act ( NMMA 2007). 

Secretary to the state government, Prof Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, who conveyed the governor’s approval in a letter to the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, said the new appointment followed the death of the former chairman,  Late Engr Sanusi Ibrahim Gwani, in April 2021.