By Daniel Tyokua
The Tinubu Health Practitioners Alliance (THSEPA), has called on health practitioners across the country to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027 to complete the ongoing reforms in the health sector.
National Coordinator of the group, Dr Ogechi Lokpobiri, cited the government interventions in medical education, healthcare infrastructure, workforce development and health financing.
Lokpobiri said the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda had prioritised initiatives aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare system, expanding access to medical services and improving the training and availability of skilled health professionals.
The coordinator also commended the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, and the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa, for their roles in advancing reforms designed to improve healthcare delivery and professional development.
According to her, stronger collaboration between the health and education ministries remains essential to producing competent professionals, upgrading medical institutions and improving healthcare outcomes.
Lokpobiri, wife of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said sustaining investments in the sector would be necessary to consolidate ongoing reforms and address longstanding challenges in healthcare delivery.
On developments in nursing and midwifery education, Lokpobiri cited Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare figures indicating that annual enrolment quotas for nursing and midwifery training institutions increased from 28,000 in May 2023 to 115,000 for the 2025 academic year.
She said the expansion could increase the supply of trained health professionals and help address staffing shortages across hospitals and primary healthcare facilities.
She also cited the retraining of more than 69,000 frontline health workers nationwide and the Federal Government’s approval of recruitment waivers for 20,000 additional health personnel, with nurses and midwives expected to account for 60 per cent of the positions.
She welcomed the Nigeria Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery 2025–2030, which provides a framework for strengthening professional education, leadership, regulation and workforce development.
