UNIJOS donates N1bn worth of urology equipment to JUTH

The authorities of the University of Jos have installed and handed over urology, organ transplant, and dialysis equipment worth one billion Naira to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) at its tissue typing laboratory.

The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Tanko Ishaya, who disclosed this at a press briefing to mark his two years in office, said the installed equipment was meant to facilitate the treatment of ailments affecting the kidney, ureter, bladder, male and female reproductive organs, and other non-communicable diseases.

He commended the federal government through TETFund for providing the intervention and thereby ensuring that a feat like this is achieved for the benefit of all.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, further stated that the absence of a governing council for the university is stalling the smooth running of the institution, adding that so many things that required council intervention have been left unattended to.

According to him, such challenges as the promotion of deserving members of the university and the recruitment of staff are important, adding that when workers receive their dues regularly and promptly, it has a way of motivating them to be committed to their duties and responsibilities.

“The instrument that governs the university clearly states that there should be a body that’s saddled with the responsibility of handling our policy matters. The autonomy of the university is domiciled within the operations of the governing council. The absence of this all-important organ of the university greatly affects our operations.

“So many things that require council to preside over have been left in limbo. A typical example is the promotion cases of some members of our workforce.”

The vice chancellor said that the university is also suffering from a paucity of funds, stressing that the autonomy granted to universities is misunderstood as, based on experience from other countries, no university can survive without government funding.

He added that the university budgets N13 million monthly but spends close to N100 million, with electricity consuming close to N30 million in a month.

Tanko said that internally generated revenue is also given another interpretation, as money collected for services cannot be said to be IGR.

He said that coupled with this is the lack of budgetary allocation for recruitment, adding that the university staff have been depleted by retirement, deaths, and the JAPA syndrome but, for the past five years, have not been able to replace them.

Tanko enumerated other challenges, including the precarious security situation around the university and the porosity of the border, adding that the university is in close consultation with the host community.

The vice chancellor said within two years of his appointment, he has completed over 30 projects, and a good many of them are in various stages of completion.

He added that the university has also been able to attract many grants for infrastructure and research activities, the latest being the N250 grant for the hosting of the Nigerian University Games, adding that part of the funds will be used to build a sports complex.

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