Alhaji Faruk Umar Abubakar, the Secretary-General and Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), inducted a record 179 qualified nurses for the 2020–2021 academic year at Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma over the weekend.
Alhaji Abubakar, speaking to the inductees on behalf of the Council’s Director of Nursing Education, Dr. Emmanuel Odontra, declared: “You are now confirmed registered nurses, duly trained and certified in learning and character.
“Your actions, in and out of practice should show the quality you are made of, as products of this great University and this noble profession.
“You have been called by training and profession, to serve humanity while we at the council are sending you out now, with your induction today, to contribute your experience in the management and treatment of patients at the various levels of our healthcare strata.
“Always have at the back of your mind that your service is part of the chain within the health sector, therefore, you should always contribute your best to be a good ambassador of your alma mata.”
Prof. Asomwan Sonnie Adagbonyin, the event chairman and acting vice chancellor of Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, in his introductory remarks, commended the inductees and their parents on their perseverance in reaching this point, which he referred to as the “crowning glory.”
Prof Adagbonyin who was represented by the University’s Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Prof Theophilus Agweda, attested to the fact that “the road has been rough, the sacrifice intense but rewarding at the end.
“I urge you to go into the world and be the best examples of the very best; go and practice the duty of care with passion, compassion, devotion and unfettered dedication.
“Be the worthy ambassador of this great University, remembering the road you went through and not forgetting how the journey through this road has prepared you for anything and everything. Be the resilient cookie that never gives up.
The one hundred and seventy-nine (179) qualified Nurses of the 2020/2021 academic session form the nucleus of the sixth set to be inducted since the establishment of the Department of Nursing Sciences of Ambrose Alli University in November, 2010.