Ogun Govt. assures equity, fairness to admission seekers

Ogun Government has assured candidates seeking admission into its colleges of nursing sciences of fairness and equity to secure the future of the healthcare system in the state.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, gave the assurance on Wednesday in Abeokuta while monitoring entrance examination into the state’s College of Nursing Sciences for the 2022/2023 academic session.

She said the selection process of successful candidates would be “solely based on merit”.

Coker said the present administration had standardised nursing education across the board as the colleges were among the best in the country.

She added that application for the entrance examination had been digitalised, noting that registration, payment for forms and other processes could only be done online.

She said applicants no longer have to leave the confines of their homes to apply for admission, noting that “as I walk around monitoring this examination, I see hopeful faces. In years past, many of them will wear gloomy faces but this year is different.

 “This is because the candidates are full of spirit. They know that they stand a good chance of gaining admission without knowing anybody; all they need to do is perform well in the examination.

“Apart from getting full accreditation and collegiate status for our nursing schools, the present administration has resolved to continuously improve the standard of nursing education in the state.”

The commissioner said quality nursing education was about the people that the students would serve after becoming qualified nurses.

She pointed out that admitting unqualified candidates was detrimental to services in hospitals and the human health.