Courtesy of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Kaduna State University now has a three-storey College of Medicine Complex Phase.
The N432 million imposing building described as phase one of
the medical complex was fully furnished and has lecture halls, 38 lecture room,
two board rooms, e-library and conference halls.
While handing over the complex to the management of KSU on
Monday, Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Prof. Sonny Ochono, said the building
was part of 162 projects being inaugurated in 54 tertiary institutions across
the country.
Ochono, represented by the Fund’s Director, Monitoring and
Evaluation, Babajide Olajide, said that the complex was constructed at the cost
of N432 million under the 2014 to 2016 annual interventions projects.
He added that the intervention is a clear demonstration of
the Federal Government’s commitment to the provision of physical infrastructure
in the nation’s tertiary institutions.
“It is our commitment at TETFund to ensure that value is
obtained for funds allocated to benefiting institutions to aid teaching,
learning and research.
“This, by implication, will make our institutions globally
competitive.
“We believe that the facility will significantly impact the training
of students by providing a conducive working environment for staff and the
students.
The TETFund boss also lauded the Vice-Chancellor, Prof.
Abdullahi Musa, and his management team for the quality and timely completion
of the project.
“The Fund will continue to support you as you judiciously
utilise the allocated funds for the project approved for your institution,” he
said.
The Vice-Chancellor thanked the Fund for funding the project
100 per cent and other strategic support to the university in the form of grant
and special allocation.
Musa said the institution was heading toward rapid
transformation with a new management in place, saying “we are working on
strategies to consolidate the gains of our predecessors to take the school to
greater heights”.
According to him, the management is working tirelessly to place
the university among top educational institutions of global repute.
Describing the Fund as a “critical stakeholder”, the
vice-chancellor expressed optimism of actualising the vision of repositioning
the institution for global competitiveness.
“We will continue to partner with TETFund, and stakeholders
in our pursuit of excellence and talent that will take the university to
greater heights,” he said.
Also, the Provost of the College of Medicine, Prof.
Abdullahi Abba, equally commended TETFund for the support, which he said had
helped in securing accreditation from the Medical and Dental Council of
Nigeria.
Abba said that the college absorbed medical students from
other institutions due to the availability of critical infrastructure and
facilities.
He urged the Fund for continued support that would help in
repositioning the university to deliver quality medical training and research. NAN
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