The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Health Institutions has appealed to the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to continue to provide the enabling environment and necessary support to ensure the swift take-off of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Teaching Hospital.

The committee, which stressed the importance of the project to the committee’s broader objective of stabilising the healthcare system in the country, said that the success of the renewed hope agenda of the Federal Government in the health sector relies heavily on partnerships with sub-national governments.

Members of the committee, led by the chairman, Hon. Patrick Umoh, stated this during a visit to the governor at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure, while on an oversight tour of federal health institutions, which Umoh said was in line with the committee’s legislative mandate.

“We are counting on your cooperation and support to see that this critical project comes to life. Your input will be vital in driving the federal government’s efforts to improve healthcare delivery across the nation,” the lawmaker said.

While receiving the committee, Aiyedatiwa assured that the state government is fully committed to the successful take-off of the teaching hospital, disclosing that the state had already ceded one of its specialist hospitals to serve as a temporary facility for the take-off of the federal teaching hospital.

According to the governor, land has also been made available by the state government for the development of the project’s permanent site.

Aiyedatiwa affirmed that his administration is ready to offer all necessary support to ensure the swift and successful establishment of the institution.

He expressed optimism that the oversight visit by the committee would significantly contribute to the improvement of federal health institutions in the state, just as he noted that the visit would enable the lawmakers to assess the challenges and needs of these institutions more accurately.

“The feedback from this oversight function will not only benefit the federal and state governments but also health professionals and the people of Ondo State,” the governor said.

President Bola Tinubu had in 2024 directed that necessary modalities be put in place for the establishment of a teaching hospital in the state in order to aid the training of FUTA’s medical students.