Akin Emmanuel Abayomi is a Nigerian

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who specializes in internal medicine, haematology, environmental health, Biosecurity and

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. Abayomi currently serves as

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commissioner for health. He was with the

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when he was appointed Commissioner by Governor

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in 2019. Following the reported index case of

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in Lagos in March 2020, Abayomi was appointed to lead the response against the

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in the Africa's largest commercial city. On 24 August 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19 and recovered on 31 August 2020. President

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Buhari conferred on Professor Akin Abayomi the award of National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) in recognition of his hard work and excellence, particularly in the fight against COVID-19 in Lagos State.

References

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