The Kebbi State House of Assembly Committee Chairman on Higher Education, Dr Suleiman Abubakar Fana has said the house would look into the challenges facing the state College of Nursing Sciences.
The lawmaker said its important for the community to be involved as stakeholder in the academic affairs of the College for its growth, sustainability, academic standard and contributions to the health sector of Kebbi State.
While making a pledge of N200,000 donation as take off contributions to the college, he said there was need for the stakeholders forum to come up with a resolution on the ways suggested to move the institution forward. "The house would look into the challenges of the instruction and see how they can be solved", he said.
Dr. Fana who was chairman of the occasion and also presented paper titled: Strengthening the Cordial Relationship with the Community at Large, maintained that the stakeholders forum is necessary if the community must be involved in the affairs of the college of nursing sciences noting it would give the community members a sense of belonging in the efforts to make the institution and health sector of the state better and more productive.
He said "As we are all aware it's the desire of the administration of Governor Nasiru Idris to improve the health of all kebbians. Therefore,all hands must be on deck to achieve that".
He assured that his committee and leadership of the state house of assembly are ever ready to give all the necessary support to the institution for it to operate optimally.
Dr Fana added that strengthening the cordial relationship with the community would help to address local health needs,improve access to healthcare, building trust and credibility, enhancing educational opportunities, promoting research and innovation and community advocacy and empowerment.
While delivering his speech,Provost of the College of Nursing Sciences, Nrs Muhammad Murtala Musa said the school was established by the Adamu Aliero administration to meet the healthcare needs of the state. He said since inception, before the institution was up graded by the Atiku Bagudu administration to the college of nursing sciences the institution has continued to upholds it's standard and as well contributed to the health sector needs of Kebbi State.
However, he said the institution is facing challenges of decayed infrastructure such as chairs which had been there for the past 20 years, broken down vehicles, insufficient block of hostels and poor remuneration of the staff which he said are already leaving for the hospitals for higher remuneration. He urged government to look into for the challenges bedeliviling the institution so as to continue to sustain it's academic standard and contributions to the health sector needs of Kebbi State.
During the engagement,many stakeholders spoke on the way forward and how to achieve more successes for the institution. Some of the stakeholders suggested that a committee be set up as an avenue for parents of students and philanthropists in the state to offer their contributions to the college.
It was also suggested that a Nursing Club be created in all secondary schools in the State to guide students who may want to apply to college of nursing in understanding what it takes to be a nurse before leaving school.
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