OKOWA PRESENTS AMBULANCE, TEACHING AIDS, OTHERS TO SCHOOL OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY…As Ejakpovi Lauds Governor For Changing School's Status

The Governor Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has donated an ultra-modern ambulance, equipped with teaching aids to the Delta State School of Health Technology, Ofuoma-Ughelli.

The Governor who made the presentation at the weekend during the 7th combined convocation ceremony of the institution, held at the School ground, Ofuoma-Ughelli, stated that his administration believes that a healthy people are wealthy people.

Governor Okowa presented the Ambulance through the Chairman, Governing Council of the School, Dr. (Pharm.) Nelson Ejakpovi.

According to the Governor, “we are proud of the giant strides recorded by the School of Health Technology, we congratulate you on your silver jubilee celebration, we congratulate the graduands, we commend the Governing Council and management of the school for the giant strides recorded in repositioning the institution.”

“As a government, my administration pays a lot of attention to the health of our people because, health is wealth; we have introduced contributory health insurance scheme to make health-care delivery, available and affordable to all Deltans,” Governor Okowa said, adding, “we have different empowerment programmes for our youths, but, we are happy that this School is equipping its students to be very useful operators in the health sector, we shall continue to assist you to meet your needs.”

Dr. Ejakpovi in a brief speech, described Governor Okowa as a man who has listening ears, and was instrumental to the development of the School, disclosing that a lot has been achieved in the School since Dr Okowa' emergence as Governor in 2015.

He described the donation of the Ambulance as timely and key to the training of the students of Paramedics department.

“As Commissioner for Health, Dr Okowa commenced the infrastructural and capacity take off of the school through massive construction of classrooms, Laboratories, Perimeter wall fencing of the school and establishment of various courses of studies and since he became Governor, he has taken the school as a priority, working to improve infrastructural decay, construction of more structures, provision of equipment, changing the schools status and the construction of a staff office Complex that befits a school within three years of his administration,” Dr Ejakpovi said.

He continued, “through the instrumentality of the Governor who is a medical doctor, an e-library was established in the school, Dental Health equipment were acquired, construction of school benches and desks for all classrooms are on-going, the process and design for the construction of a 2000 capacity Lecture theatre auditorium has also commenced.”

“For the first time, graduates with National Diploma in various courses of studies of the School have commenced participation in the yearly compulsory National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) exercise, and he made the school accessible by constructing the road from Ughelli to Ofuoma; he has done so much that all we can say is, thank you, our Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa”, Dr. Ejakpovi said.

The Ovie of Ughelli, HRM Oharisi III, and other traditional rulers who attended the ceremony commended Governor Okowa for choosing the right persons as Chairman and members of the Governing Council of the School, noting that their administrative acumen has transformed the school and given a boost to its students’ population.