… says ‘no price is too much for peace to reign’
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says no price is too much for peace to reign in the state.
Apparently referring to Monday’s Abuja deal and the eight-point agreement signed by all stakeholders to end the political crisis in the state, Fubara expressed his commitment to ensuring peace in the state and among the people to engender development.
The governor spoke at the 3rd Convocation and 6th Founders Day ceremonies of the PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Iriebe Town, in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
According to him, “There is no price that will be too big to pay to ensure that peace prevails.”
He gave the assurance of his preparedness to continue to pay the necessary price that would guarantee peace.
Fubara also assured that the provision of a quality education system and affordable public healthcare services remained two vital priorities of his administration.
He said, “While some progress has been made, it is obvious that a lot still needs to be done to achieve our collective aspirations for universal access to quality education and healthcare for our people. I need not say that no society can progress without educated and healthy people.”
The Governor praised the giant strides achieved within six years of PAMO University founded by Dr. Peter Odili, to become Nigeria’s most outstanding private medical institution.
Fubara disclosed that his administration had increased the number of the state’s yearly scholarships in the university from 100 to 150 students.
He said, “I assure you that we have no choice as a government, but to continue to offer tangible material support to enable the university to widen the scope and quality of medical education and services it provides in our State.”
Chancellor of the institution, and Chairman Board of Trustees, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, expressed optimism that the graduating students would be good ambassadors of the institution.
Abubakar said the school moulded them to be excellent in their studies by being humane and honest in the discharge of their duties.
Pro-Chanchellor and Chairman of Council, Dr. Peter Odili, who is also a former governor of Rivers State, said the institution that began academic activities in 2018 had come of age, graduating students to become medical doctors inducted into the medical profession.
In his address, Vice-Chancellor of the Pamo University of Medical Sciences, Prof. Michael Diejomaoh said about 89 students graduated from the school.
He said out of the number, 40 were the pioneer medical doctors of the school while 49 graduated from various medical courses.
He disclosed that five students graduated in the First Class honours degree category.