Minister of State, Health, Resigns

The Minister of State, Health, Dr.  Muhammed Pate, on Wednesday voluntarily resigned from President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet.

In his resignation letter dated July 22 and addressed to the President, Pate said he was leaving the cabinet to take up the position of  Professor in Duke University’s Global Health Institute USA in which capacity he will participate in a university-wide Africa initiative, and will also serve  as Senior Adviser to Bill and Melinda Gates  Foundation based in Washington DC.