Education
Wike Donates N500m To Bayelsa Medical University
By: Lady Godknows Ogbulu
Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has donated N500 million to the Bayelsa Medical University to aid the completion of the building project of the Faculty of Basic Clinical Services.
In a statement signed by the Special Assistant, Media, to the Governor, Kelvin Ebiri, Wike made the donation at the inauguration of lecture halls, laboratories, and offices of the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences of the Bayelsa Medical University in Yenagoa last Saturday.
The statement said the donation would help the Bayelsa State government to complete the Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences building project at the Bayelsa Medical University, which was still at the Damp Proof Course (DPC) level.
Wike expressed his delight at the courage of Senator Diri in providing such a training institution of medical personnel and stressed the need for mutual support and unity among states in the Niger Delta.
The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Diri Duoye, said his administration was built on the vision of his predecessors in expanding the Medical University and increasing the programmes of studies to make it one of the best in the country.
Diri explained that Governor Wike was invited to perform the inauguration because he had already distinguished himself as a lover of medical education and relentlessly provided quality projects in development.
Vice-Chancellor of Bayelsa Medical University, Yanagoa, Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu said the Bayelsa Medical University had eight academic programmes in the faculty of science and basic medical sciences when it was established in 2018 saying”but under the administration of Diri, now the school could boast of 18 academic programmes with the students at 200 level of studies”
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