FG unveils 11 projects at Osun health sciences varsity

File: Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, Osun State.

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The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, on Friday inaugurated 11 projects at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, Osun State.

The event was attended by former Osun State Governor, Adebisi Akande, the state Commissioner for Education Dipo Eluwole, the Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahab Oyedokun, and the Orangun of Oke Ila, Oba Adedokun Abolarin.

At the ceremony, Alausa emphasised the Federal Government’s priority for expanding medical training institutions and improving clinical learning environments.

Speaking before the inauguration of the new Senate Building, university library, lecture theatres, faculty auditorium, university gate, multidisciplinary research library, health centre, teaching hospital, and three other projects, Alausa said the facilities, if properly utilised, would elevate the quality of training, research, and healthcare delivery in Nigeria.

Highlighting the importance of a robust medical education system, the minister said it not only reduces dependence on foreign medical care and curbs medical tourism, but also strengthens public health systems to respond to local and global health crises, drives biomedical research and innovation, creates high-skilled jobs, attracts investment into the health economy, and ensures a healthy, productive population essential for national development.

He added that medical education is “a national security priority.”

“This is why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has consistently emphasised the expansion of medical training institutions, improvement of clinical learning environments, and the modernisation of our health sciences infrastructure,” Alausa said.

Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, Prof Akeem Lasisi, said the institution, established in 2021, currently runs 13 academic programmes with a total student population of 3,493.

He noted that the 11 projects being inaugurated include TETFund and federal appropriation-funded initiatives, adding that most of the infrastructures are already in use and contributed to the success recorded in the recent NUC accreditation exercise.

On pressing challenges confronting the university, the VC said the institution requires a reliable source of power for its facilities.

“We are in desperate need of an inverter and solar power as alternative energy sources, as the cost of diesel is progressively becoming unbearable,” he said, seeking the Minister’s intervention.

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the university, Prof Wale Sulaiman, represented by Dr Yakub Awba, said the institution’s priority is to lay strong foundations for the university to compete on the world stage.

He added that infrastructure development, including road networks, a serene university environment, clean energy electricity, internet connectivity, IT infrastructure, employee and student welfare, and the transition to e-governance, remain crucial goals.

PUNCH Online reports that Sulaiman also donated two mini-buses to ease transportation challenges.

He urged the elite class in the country to work towards a better Nigeria by providing good leadership, stressing that their commitment would have a tangible, positive impact on the nation.

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