Adamawa govt justifies closing 38 illegal colleges of health technology

From Umar Dankano,Yola

The Adamawa state government has justified its decision in sealing off all 38 private colleges of health technology in the state, accusing them of destroying human lives through sharp practices and illegal operations.
Commissioner of health, Mr. Felix Tangwami affirmed the development in an interview with the media in Yola, insisting that all those colleges affected by the closure lack the foundamental professional requirements to establish such learning centres.
Tangwami explained that the government had officially written to the colleges to halt operations until after screening,scrutinization and clearance but failed.
It would be recalled that, the Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s administration through a taskforce headed by the permanent secretary in the state ministry of health clamped down on all the health colleges situated in the metropolitan local government areas before moving to Northern zone of the state.
Tangwami added that investigation so far revealed that almost all the closed colleges were operating without proper infrastructures.
“ As a matter of fact, some of these acclaimed colleges were chased out from other states found their way to Adamawa, thinking of having a field day.
“We wrote them severally to go forward for routine scrutinization but they refused, and as a government, we can’t allow them operate as trading business premises rather than training centres for public health delivery”.
On those students who have graduated from these institutions and already using their certificates, the commissioner said the operators of such colleges have been fraudulent .