BAYELSA- The Bayelsa College of Health Technology has lauded the Bayelsa Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) for its role in ensuring that the college gets full accreditation for all its courses.
Mrs Victoria Denenu, Chairman, Governing Council of the college, gave the commendation at the inauguration ceremony of a 30KVA solar inverter powered water borehole system at the institution on Thursday.
Denenu recalled that previous intervention projects by the EDTF assisted the institution in meeting the accreditation criteria resulting in recent full accreditation of all courses run by the institution.
”We cannot thank you enough for your various projects you have assisted our college with, which include provision of a 110KVA new generator set, 20 HP laptops, 10 HP desktops, three big Sharp photocopiers, two HP colour printers and two digital dental chairs.
”These interventions helped accelerate the successful accreditation of our departments and programmes by their various regulatory bodies,” she said.
In his remarks, the Provost of the college, Dr Timipa Ogoun pledged to put the water projects to good use as well as maintain the previous projects funded by the EDTF in the institution.
He revealed that the EDTF approved all seven requests made by the institution in quest to get full accreditation and improve teaching and learning.
Similarly, the state Commissioner for Education, Dr Gentle Emelah, said that the institution was very strategic in meeting the manpower needs in the health sector.
Emelah represented by Mr Monday Ekeh, Director, Exams and Records said it was in view of this that the government places priority on the institution.
Meanwhile, Mr Tobias James, who led the EDTF team to the event, revealed that the interventionist agency was saddled with the responsibility of providing support in critical areas across all levels of the education sector in the state.
He explained that the EDTF was impressed by the judicious deployment of the initial support given to the institution, hence the continued support.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the solar powered water project has a storage capacity of 30,000 litres with power back up by an inverter capable of functioning for 24 hours.
In the same development, the EDTF also inaugurated a water project executed in collaboration with Ama Sei Humanitarian Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) at the Government Girls Secondary School, Nembe.
Chief Richina David, Secretary of the foundation said that the organisation was delighted to partner with the EDTF in the water project which would uplift the livelihood of the benefiting school and surrounding communities.
Mrs Ayerite Nengiefa, Principal of the benefiting school appreciated the EDTF for the gesture and thanked the host communities for their support to the school. (NAN)
