BY ANDREW AJIJAH, JOS
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and food security of Nigeria has challenged newly inducted veterinary Doctors to improve on quality of animal production in Nigeria, as a means of providing adequate protein for citizens.
The Agricultural Permanent secretary stated this Wednesday at the oath taking ceremony of 12 veterinary surgeons inducted into the veterinary profession, at the University of Jos, by the Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN).
Represented by Mr Stephen Tor, a Director in the minister, the agricultural expert emphasized the importance of veterinary Doctors in producing healthy and quality protein in the society.
Addressing the gathering, Vice Chancellor University of Jos, Professor Tanko Ishaya, who spoke through the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academics (DVC) Professor Lahila Gowon, told the gathering that it is financially expensive in training Veterinary Doctors.
According to the DVC Academics of the University of Jos, each of the 12 graduands have expended not less than 45 million naira during the 6 year study.
Prof Gowon charged the inductees to adhere to professional conduct, and practice the profession within it’s ethics, also with the fear of God, in dealing with their patients.
In his addressed, the dean faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Jos, Professor Pwaveno Bamiyi, admonished the graduands to practice in accordance with the code of conduct of the profession.
The Dean however told the inductees that there are enormous challenges confronting the profession, due to global climate change, but they should thrive towards surmounting all obstacles.
The Dean, faculty of veterinary medicine revealed that the 12 inductees who were been inducted gained admission as 42 students to study Veterinary medicine, but only 12 successfully graduated due quality of study enshrined by the institution.
Addressing the gathering, governor of Plateau state Bart Barr Caleb Mutfwang, represented by Hon Ishaku Bugama, the commissioner of Agriculture and rural development.
Mutfwang congratulated the University of Jos and parents of the graduands for the sacrifices made in training the students, pledged to continued assisting the university to enable it achieve set goals.
The 12 graduands were inducted by the Acting Registrar, Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN) Dr Okadotun Ebenezer Fadipe.
Dr. Fadipe performed the induction on behalf of the President, Veterinary Council of Nigeria Dr Ashatu Baju, an AIG of police; the Registrar VCN appreciated the quality of graduands been turn out by University of Jos, noted that products of the institutions are competing well across the globe in all human endeavors.