Alternate Medicine Practitioners in Ogun state have solicited the support of Governor Dapo Abiodun in the procurement of modern equipment that will enhance and further promote their practice and turn the state as the largest producer of certified and qualitative Herbal products in Nigeria.

A Board member of State Alternate Medicine, Alhaji Ajisope Aroyewun made the appeal during the 13th convocation and graduation ceremony of the African College of Traditional Medicine held at the school compound, Wasimi Ogun State.

Alhaji Aroyewun noted that there was the need for practitioners to embrace modern way of processing their herbal products, saying the Board would need the support of the present adminstration to achieve its set objectives.

Alhaji who condemned the importation of herbal products said 75 percent of the imported products are readily available in Nigeria, hence the need for the procurement of modern facilities to aid the process.

Speaking, the founder of the School , Chief Samson Soyoye, appreciated the State governor for providing the conducive business environment for Alternates Medicine practitioners in the state to operate, assuring that creation of Board would galvanize and bring forth acceptable transformation and needed Civilization that would promote ease of practice for the wellbeing of the state.

Chief Soyoye appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun to fully support the sub-sector with adequate funding and provide them with 21st Century equipment that would showcase them as second to none in Nigeria.

Also Speaking at the convocation, the College Legal Adviser, Barrister Thomas Adebowale ,who is also a practitioner of Alternate Medicine , Congratulated the state government for its great achievement and dream at repositioning alternate medicine practices in the state through by creation of Alternate medicine Board .
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One of the graduands, the Reverend Father Paul Okorome, Commended the efforts of the State Government for transforming the Sub-sector in the state and the founder of the African College of Traditional Medicine on the ways and manner the school was being managed.

While re-counting their experiences at the school, Mr and Mrs Omoegu Yusuf, said the journey was really challenging but with the interesting study outlines which was simplified and made easy to learn with optimum attentions.


At the high of the event 12 graduating Students from Africa College of Traditional Medicine qualified and awarded certificates to practice alternate medicine for the wellbeing of humanity