Fanwo, Abanika Inspect CUSTECH Teaching Hospital Hostels, Doctors’ Quarters
Doctors' Quarter at CUSTECH Teaching Hospital, Okene.
The Kogi State Government has inspected facilities being developed for medical students and doctors at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) Teaching Hospital in Okene, as part of efforts to strengthen medical education and healthcare delivery in the state.
The inspection was conducted by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, and the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Taiye Abanika.
The officials assessed the medical students’ hostels and doctors’ quarters, with particular attention to facilities intended to support clinical training, research and the provision of healthcare services at the teaching hospital.
Fanwo described the development as an example of continuity in governance, noting that the former Reference Hospital established by the administration of former Governor Yahaya Bello had been transformed into the CUSTECH Teaching Hospital under the administration of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo.
He said the expansion of the facility demonstrated how projects could be sustained and improved when successive administrations built on existing foundations.
Fanwo expressed satisfaction with the quality of the medical students’ accommodation, highlighting the spacious rooms, reading areas, wardrobes, bathrooms and toilets, as well as the provision of solar power and internet connectivity.
According to him, the facilities are intended to provide students with an environment conducive to serious academic work and research, particularly as they advance to the clinical stages of their training.
He explained that students in the earlier stages of their programme have accommodation at the CUSTECH campus in Osara, while those entering clinical training would have dedicated accommodation close to the teaching hospital.
On the doctors’ quarters, Fanwo said having medical personnel close to the hospital would improve clinical response and make it easier for doctors to attend to emergencies and other responsibilities when required.
He linked the provision of accommodation for medical personnel to the broader objective of attracting and retaining qualified healthcare professionals in Kogi State, saying a conducive working and living environment was important to effective healthcare delivery.
Fanwo also pointed to ongoing investments in education and healthcare infrastructure at other institutions in the state, including the Prince Abubakar Audu University Teaching Hospital in Anyigba.
He said the government’s investment in medical education was aimed at producing doctors capable of competing professionally in Nigeria and internationally.
The commissioner urged medical students to take their studies seriously and justify the resources being committed to their training.
He added that future administrations would need to sustain and expand projects designed to strengthen medical education and healthcare delivery rather than allowing them to be abandoned.
Abanika, who conducted part of the inspection, also expressed satisfaction with the facilities, describing the hostel as more than conventional student accommodation.
He highlighted the reading spaces, beds, wardrobes, toilets and bathrooms, saying the facilities had been designed with the specific needs of medical students in mind.
According to him, the accommodation would give students undergoing clinical training a comfortable and conducive environment close to the CUSTECH Teaching Hospital.
The inspection comes as the state government continues to develop infrastructure intended to support medical training and healthcare services through the CUSTECH Teaching Hospital.
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