The governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that his administration will continue to encourage quality nursing education in the state.
Governor Makinde said this on Thursday, September 12, while receiving the accreditation team from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, according to a statement by the Special Adviser (Media) to Oyo State Governor, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju.
The event was held at the Conference Room, Ministry of Justice, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.
Governor Makinde, who spoke through his Deputy, Barrister Bayo Lawal, maintained that education is one of the main pillars of the Omituntun 2.0’s Sustainable Development Agenda and that the administration has continued to do everything possible to ensure the improvement of the sector.
He added that Nursing as a profession has gained global attraction and has become prominent and that nursing education should not be undermined because it is the incubation ground for making well-grounded nurses that will function in the health sector.
The governor promised that his government will provide more infrastructure, resources and manpower to enhance the quality of nursing education in all the health-related schools.
The governor remarked that the state is working on putting in place a law that will enable the establishment of the College of Nursing Sciences with multiple campuses in the state.
Earlier in his address, the Chief Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr Farouk Abubakar, said that the accreditation team was in Oyo State to inspect and see the availability of resources in the Nursing Schools in Ibadan, Kisi and Oyo campuses.
He explained that nurses produced in Nigeria are competent and among the best in the world, adding that the aim of the Council is to ensure standard at all levels with regards to the production of competent and qualified nurses across all the health facilities in Nigeria.
Dr Abubakar commended the efforts of the Governor Makinde-led administration in the health and education sectors, even as he called for more efforts to enhance quality services.
The event had in attendance the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Salihu Adelabu; Attorney-General/Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Biodun Aikomo and Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetumobi.
Others were the Provost, College of Nursing Sciences, Dr Gbonjubola Owolabi and the Provost, College of Health Science and Technology, Dr Oluyemisi Oyewo, among others.
