By Wilson Adekumola
The Vice Chancellor of Osun State University, Prof.Odunayo Clement Adebooye has implored graduating Nurses of the institution to shun ‘Japa syndrome’ that has been the order of the day for Nigeria nurses and medical professionals, adding, the country need more of them.
According to Leadership, Adebooye made the imploration on Friday at the 4th induction/Oath taking ceremony of registered nurses of the institution in Osogbo.
He called on the inducted nurses to give back to Nigeria who is in critical need of their services.
While appealing to them to remain in the country, the VC stressed that steps must be taken to end exodus of young medical professionals from the country.
He said, “If I ask you what your next aspiration is, I am sure all of you will chorus “Ja-pa”, meaning this degree has given you a ticket to jet out of the country for supposedly “greener pastures “.
“But I must also let you know that God did not create you here for no purpose. If we all keep saying Nigeria is bad, Nigeria is bad, then who are those people that will make Nigeria good? I have come to realize that money does not make everything in life.
“Nigeria needs more nurses and medical professionals. UNIOSUN is trying its best to fill this dearth of nursing professionals in the country. But it will only take a high level of personal reorientation to keep our nurses back home to help Nigeria.
“I therefore appeal to you all as inductees of today to have hope and faith in this country; and to prioritise the need to give back to the nation that has licensed you to prosper as nursing professionals.
“This you can do, by staying back to help our helpless patients in their thousands who need more care, more kindness and more medics to give them hope”.
While appreaciating God, one of the inductees, Miss Blessing Adejobi, promised to remain in the country to give back to her
Adejobi corroborated the VC plea for increase in the quota approved for UNIOSUN noted that there are many qualified candidates seeking admission to study Nursing across the country.
