The management of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has dismissed reports declaring that the Federal government has concluded the procedure of launching the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, to act as the university’s teaching healthcare facility.
In a declaration released by the Performing Information and Procedure Officer, Jaafar Abdullahi Abubakar, the university described the reports flowing on numerous media platforms as incorrect and premature, clarifying that the procedure has not been completed.
According to the statement, although discussions with the Federal government and other pertinent authorities have actually been favorable, the administrative modalities and statutory treatments needed for the transition of the facility are still being settled.
“The University wants to clarify that although engagements with the Federal Government and other appropriate authorities have been positive and motivating, the modalities and administrative processes for the release and transition of the center are still being finalized by the proper authorities,” the declaration said.
It included that any claim recommending the procedure had been concluded or that the center had been formally handed over to the university was false.
NSUK discussed that the redesignation of a Federal Medical Centre as a university mentor healthcare facility is governed by established statutory, administrative and inter-governmental procedures, all of which must be completed before any official statement can be made.
The university kept in mind that under the management of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, it stays dedicated to strengthening its College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences through the provision of quality clinical training facilities and institutional structures that will support medical education, research and health care service shipment.
It said management is working carefully with pertinent stakeholders to ensure that all essential regulatory requirements are satisfied before the proposed mentor healthcare facility becomes functional.
The university, therefore, advised students, personnel, potential trainees, stakeholders and members of the public to overlook unproven reports and rely only on official communications from NSUK for genuine details on the proposed mentor medical facility and other institutional advancements.
It ensured stakeholders that a main announcement would be made once all outstanding modalities and regulative procedures have been effectively concluded.