SUMAS will increase access to medical education, discourage brain drain – Gov. Ugwuanyi
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State during the maiden matriculation ceremony of the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS) Igbo-Eno, Enugu State, on Saturday, addressed the pioneer students in his capacity as founder and pioneer Visitor to the medical university.
Speaking at the first SUMAS academic ceremony marking the planting of her first seeds, Governor Ugwuanyi disclosed that his administration conceived the founding of the budding specialised university to provide more opportunities for all desiring youths in the country especially the youthful citizens of Enugu State to gain training in their chosen professional disciplines.
The founder of SUMAS pointed out the challenges that numerous applicants in Enugu State face gaining admission into tertiary institutions especially for professional and competitive courses such as Medicine, Pharmacy, Allied Health Sciences, Engineering, Law, etc.
Thousands of well qualified candidates, Governor Ugwuanyi said, are left stranded without admission in the country bedeviled by socio-economic challenges and attendant implications.
