Following the aftermath of the controversial fumigation of the premises of the College of Health Sciences, Ijero Ekiti which led to the hospitalization of about 100 students of the school and suspension of the Provost, Dr Cecilia Adebayo, Ekiti state government has said it would review and redefine protocols of engagement with federal institutions.
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, stated this while receiving the report from the Panel of Investigation set up to look into the causes of the unfortunate incident, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode.
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The Governor, according to the statement, frowned at a situation where the Federal Fire Service embarked on a fumigation exercise at a state institution without recourse to the State Fire Service, a development that led to a health hazard which affected no fewer than 100 students of the college.
Dr Fayemi said, “For us, its more about lessons to be learnt from this unfortunate development, it also speaks to the relationship between the state and federal institutions generally, not just the Federal Fire Service, because, if a federal institution can just walk into the state without informing our fire service in the state, then engages an institution of state without recourse to state body at the centre, then it’s a problematic situation that we have found ourselves in and which we must develop a protocol that will define and determine how we engage external institutions. Even if with the best of intention, they want to come and help us in the state, we must have an established protocol that defines how that should go.”
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He further reassured the people of the state that government would strictly respond to the recommendations of the report with the hope that the report has insight into steps to be taken beyond suspension of the Provost to ensure that the ugly incident does not repeat itself in the state.
“I must on behalf of all of us, government and the people thank you for undertaking this assignment within the shortest possible time.”, the Governoe added.
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Other members of the panel are, Dr (Mrs) Olabimpe Aderiye, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology; Princess Iyabo Fakunle-Okhiemen, Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources; Prof Bolaji Aluko, Director General, Office of Transformation and Service Delivery (OTSD); Mr. Samuel Omoniyi, Director, State Fire Services; Prof Isola Olomola; Chief (Mrs) Dupe Ogundipe; Mr Isaac Ajayi, Director Special Duties, Cabinet Office (Secretary).
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