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Cecilia Omaile Ojabo (born in 1960) is the former Commissioner of Health and Human Services in Benue State, Nigeria. She was sworn in by Governor Samuel Ortom in 2015. She is also an associate professor of Ophthalmology at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH).[1] As a Commissioner she worked towards improving healthcare in rural areas of Benue State. She also worked towards making hospitals more functional; increasing number of medical staff; and getting rid of polio infection and cholera outbreaks in the entire state.[2]
Cecilia Omaile Ojabo | |
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| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | Saint Francis Primary School, Otukpo, Nigeria.
Government Girls Secondary School, Shendam, Nigeria. University of Benin |
| Occupation | Physician
Civil Servant Politician |
Early life and career
editShe attended Saint Francis Primary School, Otukpo, Nigeria, from 1965 to 1971, and proceeded to the Government Girls Secondary School, Shendam, Nigeria, where she graduated with a West African School Certificate in 1976. She got her medical degree from the University of Benin in 1985. She has worked in a number of hospitals in Nigeria and Scotland.[3][4][5]
She is a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons.[6]
She was the Commissioner of Health and Human Services in Benue State from 2015 to 2018.
References
edit- ^ Prince Joshual. "Govt should address grassroots healthcare — Ojabo | Champion Newspapers Limited". Championnews.com.ng. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "'Our grassroots healthcare needs urgent attention'". Dailytrust.com.ng. 2015-09-01. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "Dr. Mrs. Ojabo, Cecelia Omale". Benuestate.gov.ng. 1960-10-03. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ Prince Joshual. "Govt should address grassroots healthcare — Ojabo | Champion Newspapers Limited". Championnews.com.ng. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "Benue House of Assembly Confirms Commissioner Nominees | Welcome To Benue Family Blog". Benuefamily.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "Original fellows list" (XLS). West African College of Surgeons.
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