Wrong choices of politicians kept Nigeria like this - Ex-NCDC boss, Ihekweazu charges students not to lose hope

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Key context: <img width="1068" height="601" src="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/NCDC-DG-Chikwe-Ihekweazu.jpg/" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="NCDC DG Chikwe Ihekweazu" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/NCDC-DG-Chikwe-Ihekweazu.jpg/ 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px" /><p>A former Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, and current Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has urged Nigerians, particularly students, not to lose hope in the country despite its challenges. Ihekweazu made the call in Abuja on Saturday during the matriculation ceremony of Miva Open University, stating [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/17/wrong-choices-of-politicians-kept-nigeria-like-this-ex-ncdc-boss-ihekweazu-charges-students-not-lose-hope/">Wrong choices of politicians kept Nigeria like this - Ex-NCDC boss, Ihekweazu charges students not to lose hope</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.