President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to release
funds for the construction of the permanent site of the National
Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN).
The institution’s President, Professor Rasheed
Arogundade, made the call in Lagos while speaking at a pre-convocation
briefing, Punch reports.
According to him, the Federal Government had failed to release the N20m earmarked for the project in the 2015 budget.
“The amount budgeted for us this year in the
envelope is just N20m out of the required N506, 037, 218,75k remaining
from the sum N599,964,877.89k approved by the Ministerial Tenders’ Board
to complete the project,” Arogundade said.
“It is even uncertain that the paltry N20m
appropriated will be released this year as we are already at the end of
the third quarter.”
He said the college has produced more than 5000
fellows since its establishment, saving billions of naira that would
have been spent on trainings abroad.
“The college has saved the nation billions of
naira over the years, which could have been spent in training these
medical specialists if they have had to be trained overseas.
“In addition, these medical and dental doctors
are able to avail citizens of the country their invaluable services
during their training since they do not have to leave the country.”
A total of N599,964,877 was originally budgeted for the project.
NPMCN was established by the National Postgraduate
Medical College Decree in 1979, as the tertiary institution at the apex
of Medical Education in Nigeria.
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