Ondo Govt Approves Transfer of Akure Hospital to FUTA Teaching Hospital, Unveils New Policies
The Ondo State Executive Council has made a landmark decision to transfer the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Teaching Hospital complex in Akure to the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), to serve as its College of Medicine and Teaching Hospital. This move is expected to strengthen healthcare delivery in Ondo State while advancing FUTA’s ambition to become a leading centre for medical sciences in Nigeria ¹.
Key Highlights of the Development
– *Transfer Details*: The handover includes the transfer of staff, infrastructure, equipment, and liabilities. All employees will be absorbed into FUTA Teaching Hospital under the Federal Government.
– *Healthcare Impact*: The development is expected to improve healthcare delivery in Ondo State and position FUTA as a top medical sciences institution in the country.
– *Agricultural Reforms*: The Council approved new measures to protect farmers from the impact of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which bans crops cultivated from deforested areas ².
Agricultural Measures
– *Agroforestry Practices*: The government has approved agroforestry practices across selected forests, ensuring reserved areas remain intact.
– *Farm Mapping*: Cocoa, cashew, oil palm, and rubber farmers will be permitted to continue operations under strict mapping and traceability systems.
– *EU Market Access*: By December 30, 2025, any crop that cannot be traced to a mapped farm risks being rejected at the EU market. To safeguard livelihoods, the state will support farm mapping and grant farmers permits to continue operations ¹.
Infrastructure Development
– *Road Projects*: Each cabinet member has been directed to nominate a road project in their respective local government areas to impact communities directly.
– *Equitable Development*: The initiative aims to ensure equitable development across the 18 local government areas, with a focus on supplementary interventions to touch communities and enhance connectivity.
Other Developments
– *Appointment*: The Council ratified the appointment of His Royal Highness Joseph Ilésanmí as the monarch of Sosan in Akoko South-East Local Government Area
