…El-Rufai
says he was a pillar of the govt
The Kaduna State Government
has announced the death of Professor Jonathan Andrew Nok, the Commissioner for
Education, Science and Technology. Professor Nok died in the early hours of
today, 21 November 2017, in Kaduna.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai described
the Professor Nok as “one of the best this country has produced, and one of the
most committed persons to have served Kaduna State”.
The
government statement said that Professor Nok was a man of intellect, ability
and deep conviction who will be sorely missed.
“The Kaduna State Government is saddened by the loss of
Professor Jonathan Andrew Nok, our respected Commissioner for Education,
Science and Technology. Professor Nok was a man of intellect, ability and deep
conviction who will be sorely missed.
“Governor Nasir El-Rufai has led members of the State Executive
Council to visit and commiserate with the Nok family. In this moment of
distress, the government prays God to comfort his family and grant his gentle
soul peaceful repose.
Malam El-Rufai described Professor Nok as “a pillar of the
cabinet, a man as distinguished in learning as he was a capable administrator,
adept at getting things done and dedicated to the progress of the state.”
The governor said that “Professor Nok was one of the best this
country has produced, and one of the most committed persons to have served
Kaduna State.He was steadfast, rigorous and very successful in implementing our
project to improve Health and Education in the state. He will be sorely
missed.”
Professor Nok was appointed Commissioner for Health and Human
Services in August 2015. In that office, he pushed the programme to equip 255
primary health centres with tools to save infants and pregnant women. Following
a cabinet reshuffle, he moved to the Ministry of Education, Science and
Technology in 2016. He has championed the renovation and rehabilitation of
schools, the training of teachers and the provision of better learning aids.
The late commissioner was a professor of Biochemistry at the
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Acknowledged in the science community for his
contributions, Professor Nok won the Alexander Humboldt prize in 2013 for his
research into finding a cure for trypanosomiasis. In 2009, he won the NLNG
prize for identifying the gene responsible for the enzyme which causes sleeping
sickness (trypanosomiasis). The Federal Government of Nigeria also honoured him
with the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM).
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