The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has urged Nigerian leaders to work together to develop Nigeria, create better opportunities and an environment where doctors and other medical professionals can thrive, in order to drastically reduce the rate brain drain in the medical and other professional fields.

Governor Soludo made the call through his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, during the 2024 induction of 70 medical graduands of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University College of Medicine.

The Governor who restated the commitment of his administration towards remodeling and transforming the education sector of the state, said that the state university will not be an exception in both infrastructure and human development.

Earlier, the Acting Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Professor Kate Omenugha, while commending the Governor on the various interventions in the education sector, drew the attention of the government and wealthy individuals to the pressing need for more infrastructure in the university to accommodate more medical students.

In a remark, the Provost of the College, Professor Lawrence Ikeakor asked the new graduands to approach the medical profession with caution, stick to its tenets, and endeavour to consult senior colleagues when confused, and to also strive to make remarkable impact in medical profession.