The Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured members of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) that he will give the Lagos State University (LASU) a Faculty of Pharmacy, if elected next year.
Sanwo-Olu made the promise yesterday during his interaction with the state chapter of the society.
The APC candidate noted that after more than three decades of existence, the state university should be a centre of academic excellence for the production of manpower in pharmacy.
He said: “To strengthen the profession and boost manpower in the field of Pharmacy, I am convinced that our state university should have a Faculty of Pharmacy. If elected, we will make sure LASU, within our four years, have a Faculty of Pharmacy. It is not just right that we have a medical college without a Faculty of Pharmacy. I promise you that our government will ensure that everything is done to make a Faculty of Pharmacy a reality for the state-owned university.
“As a professional body of pharmacists, I will implore you to give us a position paper on what we need to do that will enable us achieve our objective. I can assure that as government, we will do all within our powers to make it a reality.”
The APC candidate told the pharmacists the importance he attached to their profession and the Health sector.
He added: “Your profession is one of the most important fields of human existence. No one can joke with the Health sector. So, when I received your invitation, I pledged to attend this event, regardless of my other schedules because it is about health and we must listen to you.”
The chairman of the state chapter of the PSN, Mrs. B. T. O. Adeniran, urged Sanwo-Olu to help pharmacists in the state when he gets to government.
She described turnaround time in getting drugs at government hospitals across the state as cumbersome.
“We need the government to look into the welfare and working condition of pharmacists working in Lagos State. We want an upward review of salary and allowances. On capacity development, we need more training for our members so that we can serve the state and the public better as integral part of the health system,” Mrs Adeniran said.
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