Abdullahi Abdullaziz Mashi Assumes Office As Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health

Mr. Mashi addressing Directors on assumption of office 

A new Permanent Secretary been deployed to the, Federal Ministry of Health.

He is Abdullahi Abdullaziz Mashi and has since assumed duties in his office.

Abdullahi Mashi being presented with notes 

The new Permanent Secretary, while addressing Directors and Management staff of the Ministry, in Abuja, stressed on the need to improve on service delivery at hospitals, particularly, at the Accident and Emergency (A & E) departments, in order to address the current worrisome situation experienced by patients across the country.

A statement from the Director, Media and Public Affairs of the Ministry, Mrs. Boade Akinola disclosed that the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Mashi has urged the Servicom department of the Ministry to occasionally pay unscheduled visits to hospitals to monitor service delivery activities with the aim of ensuring proper work ethics and improving efficiency.

According to Abdullahi Mashi in the statement, with the high calibre of staff the Health Ministry was endowed with, he was at home and willing to learn quickly in order to acclimatise with his new office. 

He also sought the cooperation of members of the Labour Union of the Ministry which according to him, was necessary for a peaceful working environment.

Directors in the Ministry took turns to welcome the new Permanent Secretary and pledged their support and commitment to the success of the Permanent Secretary’s tenure.

Mr. Abdullahi Mashi, an accountant by profession, is an indigene of Katsina State and was deployed from the Federal Ministry of Communication, the statement revealed.