Wednesday 13 December 2017

FMC acquires N2.6bn lands for proposed University of Medicine in Abeokuta

FMC acquires N2.6bn lands for proposed University of Medicine in Abeokuta

The Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Prof. Adewale Musa-Olomu said the hospital has acquired 170 hectares of lands for the construction of University of Medicine and School of Preliminary Studies.

Prof. Adewale Musa-Olomu announced this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abeokuta to mark his 100 days in office.

He said that the lands worth N2.6 billion was donated by the state government, and located in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state.

“We all know that Federal Medical Centres are established where there are no teaching hospitals.

“There is no way you can get a teaching hospital without having a university where theoretical aspects of medical training will be taught.

“So, in our efforts to ensure FMC, Abeokuta, is upgraded to a teaching hospital, we have acquired 170 hectares of land, courtesy of Ogun State Government, where we will build our medical university and school of preliminary studies.

“Past medical directors of the centre have tried to achieve this upgrade with the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), but the specialisation of the university could not allow it to work,” the Medical Director said.

Musa - Olomu said that with acquisition of the land and the willingness of local and international agencies to support the establishment of the medical university, work will soon commence on the project.

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