Prince Julius  Adelusi-Adeluyi has emerged president of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy.

 

Adelusi-Adeluyi was elected at the inaugural meeting of the Academy, held at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos, on 20 March and attended by foundation fellows of the Academy.

 

Other officers elected at the meeting are: Prof. Abdulahi Mustapha, vice president (North); Pharm. (Sir) Ifeanyi Atueyi, vice president (South); Prof. Fola Tayo, general secretary; Pharm. (Sir) Anthony Akhimien, assistant general secretary; Pharm. (Sir) Ike Onyechi, treasurer; and Pharm. Sam Nda-Isaiah, publicity secretary.

 

Adeluyi-Adelusi is the executive chairman of Juli Plc., the first indigenously owned/promoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He is a former Minister of Health and Human Resources, and also former president of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru.

(By Yusuff Moshood)