By Victor Nwegede
Princess Chetachi Chibueze Jerry Usulor, the newly appointed Provost of the Ebonyi State School of Health Technology, Ngbo, has pledged to secure full accreditation for all departments of the institution by December 30th, 2025.
Speaking during her official handover, Usulor revealed that securing the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) accreditation as well as long-pending accreditation for the Medical Laboratory Department is among her top priorities.
“Before the 30th of December this year, both NBTE accreditation and that of the Medical Lab Department will be achieved. These are among the responsibilities handed over to me yesterday,” she stated confidently.
Usulor, a long-serving staff member now leading the institution, laid out a clear mission: elevate academic standards, ensure institutional growth, and produce competent health professionals capable of delivering quality services in primary healthcare centres across the state.
“If we don’t get it right at the school, they won’t get it right in the field. You can’t give what you don’t have,” she stressed.
Acknowledging the weight of expectations, she emphasized collaboration with management, staff, students, traditional rulers, and stakeholders to achieve Governor Francis Nwifuru’s broader goals in health and education.
On student discipline, Usulor declared a firm stance. She announced that lecture attendance will now count towards semester assessments, signaling the end of a lax academic culture.
“It won’t be business as usual. As a mother, I advise students to take their studies seriously. Missing lectures will reflect in their results,” she warned.
She also addressed concerns around cultism and other social vices on campus.
“There is no way one can engage in cultism and end well. Stay focused on why you came — education,” she advised students.
Contrary to earlier concerns, Usulor clarified that three of the school’s departments — Community Health, Environmental Health, and Health Information Management currently hold valid accreditations.
Only the Medical Laboratory Department remains unaccredited, but she expressed optimism it will be resolved before year’s end.
“I’m still reviewing the handover documents, and I believe by the time you return, we will have achieved even more,” she concluded.
