Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, has stated that his administration is putting in place institutions and mechanisms to stop the exodus of doctors from Nigeria and encourage them to stay in the country.
He said his administration had also been striving to build institutions to encourage doctors, who have left the country, to return and practice in Nigeria in the foreseeable future.
The governor stated this when he inaugurated a Special Task Force for the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, at the Executive Council Chambers of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. He said the task force was for the accreditation of the medical programmes in LAUTECH.
He added that the duty of the task force members is to ensure that all conditions set to enable the accreditation of the programme, as stipulated by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, are met.
The governor charged the committee to perform the assignment with excellence, even as he expressed confidence in the abilities of its members, saying “We are here today to inaugurate the Special Task Force for Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital. Basically, this Task Force is for the accreditation of our medical programme in LAUTECH.
“As the name implies, their job is special as they are to ensure that all conditions set to enable the accreditation of our programme as stipulated by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria are met.
“They were here, and I met with them. I gave my word that we will quickly do the needful. If I may give the historical perspective on why this task force is needed, back in November 2020 when we took over the sole ownership of LAUTECH, we could not, of course, carry out all the physical infrastructure from Osun State to Oyo State.