Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State 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.

In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, the committee is chaired by Prof. Valentine O. Ekechukwu while the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Prof. Malachy Ikechukwu Okwueze serves as the secretary.

Members of the committee include a representative of the World Health Organization (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.

Other members of the committee are the Vice Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Prof. Christian Anieke, the Chairman, 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.

Recall that the NUC recently granted license to Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration to establish a new, full-fledged state-owned medical university, named the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS) Igbo-Eno, Enugu State.

The milestone achievement is in furtherance of the state government’s concerted efforts towards increased access to quality university education for the teeming youths, enhanced healthcare service delivery for the people of Enugu State and beyond, as well as the full actualisation of its rural development and socio-economic expansion programmes in line with the governor’s inaugural address in 2015.

Nalie2:
Ophieus, you and your oga are moving mad!!! Tell him to leave my land alone! Useless People

Omonieme:
The universities wey dey ground, them never fit adequately fund them. Na to dey build new ones dey their minds. I believe Enugu state already has a state university. Why not use this money to enhance it's college of medicine and applied sciences? What's the rationale behind establishing a new uni? Has it been proven that UNN and the state uni can't cater to the admission needs of Enugu citizens? Nigerian politicians and ill thought decisions Sha. BTW, why is it that Enugu state threads always effortlessly make it to the front page? Is someone here on the payroll of the ENSG?

AkuOlisa:
Other governors are busy talking about 2023 election but Enugu governor is busy doing what he was elected to do.

KingsCity:
a lot of work still needs to be done


Cause that place is still a forest o

Omonieme:
The universities wey dey ground, them never fit adequately fund them. Na to dey build new ones dey their minds. I believe Enugu state already has a state university. Why not use this money to enhance it's college of medicine and applied sciences? What's the rationale behind establishing a new uni? Has it been proven that UNN and the state uni can't cater to the admission needs of Enugu citizens? Nigerian politicians and ill thought decisions Sha. BTW, why is it that Enugu state threads always effortlessly make it to the front page? Is someone here on the payroll of the ENSG?