A professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bala Audu, has been chosen as the new leader of the Nigeria Medical Association.
The voting occurred during the yearly representatives gathering in Calabar, Cross Rivers state.
Audu earned a Medicine degree from the University of Maiduguri in 1988 and a Master’s degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology from the University of London in 1994.
He also completed his Fellowship in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1997.
In 2008, he received a hospital administration and health services certificate from the National Institute of Public Health, Japan.
Before his election, Audu worked as the Provost of the College of Medical Sciences at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, in 2017 and later as Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, in Bauchi state.
Audu is known for his contributions to the field of medicine, as he has trained numerous young obstetric doctors and carried out extensive research on cancer prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment.
Other leaders elected during the meeting include Benjamin Olowojebutu as Vice President, Usha Anenga as Vice President 2, Ben Egbo as Secretary-General, Wale Lasisi as the Assistant Secretary-General, Celestine Ugwoke as Treasurer, Harrison Omokhua as Financial Secretary, and Manir Bature as the National Publicity Secretary.
The NMA has announced that the new leaders were chosen from NMA branches across the country and will guide the association’s activities from 2024 to 2026, after which another leadership cycle will emerge.
