Ogun Government has inaugurated an Acting Provost for the College of Nursing Services, Mrs Jeminat Sodumu, with other Principal Officers for the college campuses in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode and Ilaro.
Speaking at the inauguration on Monday in Abeokuta, the Head of Service, Dr. Nafiu Aigoro, said the process of standardising nursing education in the state began a few years ago.
He noted that the present administration had recorded a huge milestone by securing the elevation of the schools of nursing to a college status.
Aigoro said that the Ministries of Health and Education, Science and Technology have an oversight function over the college, while the full administration and affairs of the college would henceforth be the responsibility of the newly-inaugurated principal officers.
“The journey began with Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s massive investment in the schools of nursing across the three senatorial districts of the state and this led to their full accreditation by the Nursing Council of Nigeria in 2021.
“The upward trajectory of the standards in nursing education in the state is one of the numerous achievements of the present administration in the health sector,” he said.
The head of service charged the officers to exhibit the spirit of excellence and teamwork to enable government realise its mission of providing high quality and broad-based nursing education.
In her remarks, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, said the nursing institutions in Ogun are known for producing some of the best nurses in the country.
She added that many of them had given a good account of themselves all over the world, noting that her ministry would ensure that the college lives up to standard.
Coker advised the Acting Provost and her team to think out of the box and develop innovative curricula for the college to produce professionals that can work excellently anywhere in the world.
Responding, the Acting Provost, Mrs Sodimu, who spoke on behalf of the other newly-inaugurated principal officers, appreciated the head of service and the commissioner for health for their roles in the rapid development of nursing education in the state.
She said that the college would always recourse to them for counsel and support when necessary. (NAN)
