Ado J. G. Muhammad hails from, commended President Goodluck Jonathan for appointing the medical doctor, describing the action as putting “a square peg in a square hole”. Dr. Muhammad currently works to achieve seven major objectives at the NPHCDA. The objectives are: To control preventable diseases; Improve access to basic health services; Improve quality of care; Strengthen institutions in the healthcare system; Develop a high-performing and empowered health workforce across the country. Other goals are to strengthen partnerships and engage with communities regularly to get feedback. In recognition of his outstanding achievements at the NPHCDA, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan honoured Dr. Muhammad with the
Goodluck Jonathan administration was heavily criticized for its failure to bring back the over 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram. Many demonstrations called for the government to be more responsive; Jonathan asked that demonstrators focus on blaming Boko Haram itself for the abductions. Jonathan initially denied that there had been any abduction at all, but then later signaled his government would do a prisoner release in exchange for the kidnapped girls. Discussions then took place in Paris with foreign ministers from France, Britain, the United States and Israel, where he agreed no deals should be struck with terrorists. He then called off