By Anayo Okoli

UMUAHIA-PROFESSOR Hilary Edoga,  Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, yesterday, called on the Veterinary Council of Nigeria, VCN, to review its admission policy to increase the number of students admitted to study veterinary medicine in the university.

Edoga, who spoke during the first oath-taking ceremony of 20 veterinary graduates of the university, said that having successfully gone through the hurdle of accreditation for the College of Veterinary Medicine, the university deserved to be given the authority to admit more students for the course.

He said, “I feel strongly that you will agree with me that there has been tremendous improvement and progress in staff and infrastructure in the last two years and therefore have no fears. There is need to build a third block at the permanent site for Veterinary Medicine in Block J to accommodate staff, laboratories and other facilities.”

According to him, this will enhance the quality of teaching and research in the college. Edoga said the university was able to improve its infrastructure, especially the College of Veterinary Medicine, through the TERTFund facility, adding that it hoped to fund more projects from the Fund.