The Gombe State has lifted the ban on seven out of the 17 private Health Institutions of learning closed down for lack of proper accreditation, and physical and instruction considerations.
After the Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, the Chairman of the Committee on the Review of the Sustainability of Private Health Institutions of Learning in the State and State Attorney General, Mr. Zubair Umar said the institutions were permitted to resume academic activities.
Me Umar who is also the Commissioner of Justice said “the institutions were allowed to reopen after they complied with the stipulated medical standards by the regulatory bodies.”
The schools include; Fountain College of Health Science and Technology, Tunfure, Conformance College of Health Science and Technology Billiri, Garkuwa College of Health Science and Technology, Gombe, Lamido College of Hygiene, Liji, Ummah College of Health Science and Technology, Dukku, International College of Health Science and Technology, Haruna Rasheed College of Health Science and Technology, Dukku.
Mr. Umar said; “the other institutions still under suspension are Ilimi College of Health Science and Technology, Gombe, Barunde College of Health Science Kumo, Legacy College of Health Science and Technology Gombe, College of Health Science Filiya, College of Health Science Deba and Bormi College of Health Science and Technology Bajoga.”
“Others are Bajoga College of Health Science and Technology, College of Health Science and Technology Bambam, Standard College of Health Science and Technology Kwami, and College of Health Science Lailaipido, he stated.
Mr. Umar stressed that the decision by the government to regulate the activities of such Health institutions was not to witch hunt anyone but to checkmate professional quackery.
While emphasizing the position of the chairman to ascertain the sustainability of private health institutions in the State, the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru said the decision formed part of the government’s decision to ensure health safety and efficiency in the State.
In the meantime, the overseeing Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr. Meshack Lauco, said decisions taken by the State Executive Council were done in the best interest of the people of the state.
Other decisions taken by the Gombe State Executive Council included the approval for the construction of 17 township roads, valued at 8.8 billion naira.
The Commissioner of Works and Transportation, Mr. Abubakar Bappah said the 17 township road projects would cover Kagarawal, Pantami/Gabukka, old GRA and Civil Service Commission’s office to the Science Secondary School Gombe and link up with Shongo among other locations in the State capital.
He added that the State Executive Council also approved 1.2 billion naira for emergency repairs of washed-out roads across the State.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
