The Vice Chancellor of the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS), Igbo-Eno, Enugu State, Prof. James Chukwuma Ogbonna, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his foresight and wise counsel in establishing the medical university in the state.
Ogbonna described the University as one of the greatest achievements of the governor.
Prof. Ogbonna, who spoke on Wednesday ahead of the maiden matriculation ceremony of SUMAS billed to hold on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the university arena, said that future generation will continue to remember Governor Ugwuanyi for the establishment of the university aimed at increasing access to quality medical university education for the teeming youths.
SUMAS was also established to provide accessible, quality and affordable healthcare service delivery to the people of Enugu State and beyond, develop the rural areas, create job opportunities, and ensure economic empowerment.
The Vice Chancellor, who explained that SUMAS is a specialised university focusing mainly on medical and applied sciences, disclosed that Governor Ugwuanyi and the governor-elect of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah will attend the matriculation ceremony on Saturday.
He hinted that academic sessions had commenced following the unveiling of the university by Governor Ugwuanyi in February, adding that the first set of 778 students were currently admitted and will participate in the matriculation ceremony
