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Reps Back Upgrade of Plateau Medical College To Varsity

POSTED ON June 17, 2024 •   Education      BY Benedicta Bassey
Plateau State health college/ Photo credit: Plateau college

The House of Representatives Committee on Specialty Healthcare has pledged support for the upgrade of Plateau State health colleges and institutions across the country.

The committee sought to upgrade the college to a full-fledge university.

The Chairman of the committee, Dr. Alex Egbona, made the promise when he led members of the committee on oversight functions to the Federal College of Medical Laboratory Scientist Technology in Jos, Plateau State, on Monday.

Egbona commended the college Provost, Prof. Sunday Etukudoh, for doing a great job in the institution

He said, “Having gone around on a tour of projects and facilities, we are impressed with what we saw, most especially the monocular and the basic science laboratories respectively and gave a good score to the provost, Prof. Etukudoh for his performance despite certain challenges which include poor funding to the college.

“I believe the college should be upgraded to university status because the facilities are state-of-the-art and are all modern.”

On the request made by the Provost for more funding to complete capital projects, Egbona said, “We have discussed the need for more funding to the college. Besides the regular budget, there are provisions for special interventions which can be requested through us, the Speaker, and the ministry.

“We also advise engagement with the Plateau State governor since the institution is within the state and the state is the sole beneficiary of the college. So, we call on the state government to intervene here just like the governor’s intervention in the orthopaedic hospital which is a good example.”

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