Ugwuanyi Approves Committee For  New Enugu University

Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has approved the constitution of a Project Implementation Committee (PIC) to ensure the smooth take-off of the newly licensed State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS), Igbo-Eno, Enugu State.
A statement issued in Enugu and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon; Uchenna Ortuanya, said the committee is chaired by Prof. Valentine O. Ekechukwu, while the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Prof. Malachy Ikechukwu Okwueze, would serve as Secretary.
Other members of the committee include; a representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Chika Okoro; a representative of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Dr. Nnaemeka Nwakanma; a representative of the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Hafiz Abubakar; the Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, Prof. Obinna D. Onodugo; and the Vice Chancellor of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Prof. Aloysius-Michaels Okolie.
Also in the committee are: the Vice Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Prof. Christian Anieke; the Chairman, Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital Board, Prof. Ed Nwobodo; the Chief Medical Director, Niger Foundation Hospital, Enugu, Prof. Gerald Picardo; and the Medical Director, National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu, Dr. Emma Iyidiobi.
It would be recalled that the NUC recently granted license to Enugu State Government to establish a new, full-fledged state-owned medical university, named the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS), Igbo-Eno, Enugu State.
According to the statement, which was made available to newsmen in Enugu, the milestone achievement is in furtherance of the State Government’s concerted efforts towards increased access to quality university education for the teeming youths, and enhanced healthcare service delivery for the people of Enugu State and beyond.
It is also part of “the full actualisation of its rural development and socio-economic expansion programmes in line with the Governor’s inaugural address in 2015″, it stated.

By: Canice Amadi, Enugu