*The bill for the establishment of Osun State College of Health Technology passed through first reading.*
The speaker of the State of Osun House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Timothy Owoeye read the bill for the establishment of osun state college of health technology for the first time during the plenary on Tuesday.
The bill which emanated from the office of Mr speaker is to see to proper functioning of the state owned institution. The bill whose motion for adoption was moved by the majority leader Hon. Maruf Olarewaju and seconded by Hon. BFK is to go through the second reading.
The osun state college of health technology, Ilesa was created in September 1977 with two cadres of officers viz: Public Health Superintendents now called Environmental Health Technologists and Community Health Assistants who are now known as Community Health Extension Workers (CHEW). This citadel of learning has been operating as an arm of the ministry of health since it creation which has debar them from having a budget of their own and has been drawing back clock development of that great institution.
This bill when passed will liberate the aged institution that has contributed immensely not only to the development of osun health sector but Nigeria in general and make the institution independent.
It’sexpected to go through second reading as soon as possible.
