President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the appointment of Prof. Faruk Buba as the substantive Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) in the Northeast of the country

The appointment takes effect from Oct. 5, 2026, for a tenure of four years.

Buba’s appointment is contained in a statement released by Alhaji Idriss Omar, the Director of Administration of the hospital, on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital..

The statement said the appointment was conveyed in a letter dated Oct. 12, 2026, signed by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate.

According to the statement, Buba will oversee the overall administration and management of the hospital in accordance with its enabling legislation, public service regulations and relevant Federal Government policies.

Pate, therefore urged the new CMD to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, accountability and transparency in discharging his responsibilities.

Buba is a Professor and Consultant Cardiologist in the Department of Internal Medicine, UMTH, and the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri.

Before his appointment, he served as Deputy Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (Clinical), Director of Information and Communication Technology, Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit, and member of the hospital’s Top Management Committee.

The 58-year-old Gombe state indigene has published more than 60 academic papers and research works.

The hospital’s management and staff congratulated him, wishing him success in his new assignment.