The Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Professor Olufunke Ola-Davies, has called on the Federal government to make more investment in veterinary medicine to address various challenges the sector is facing nationwide.
She made this appeal at the official launch of a book titled: “Rudiments of Veterinary Anaesthesia For Undergraduates,” edited by Dr Foluso Bolaji-Alabi, held at the Faculty of Veterinary, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, the state capital.
Prof. Ola-Davies, who is also the Chairperson of the Committee of Deans and Directors of Veterinary Schools in Nigeria, further urged the government to pump more money into the profession in 2025 and beyond.
She said, “The government needs to invest more in education. There is no greatness in any nation without education. So, we are appealing to the government to come in and invest more in education in the coming years.
“The government should invest more in the education sector, especially in veterinary medicine. We will be glad to have the government coming because veterinary medicine is an expensive profession. So, we need our government to come in to help us out.”
Speaking on the book, the don said, “The book is going to be of great impact to our students because generally our people feel veterinary surgery is a difficult area but with this, things have been made simpler in it.
“And it’s not for students alone, even for veterinarians, we can read and then attend to our patients, it makes the work easier and better for us.”
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