Statement on the creation of The Nigerian Association of Pharmacy Students North Cyprus [NAPS]

With the growing need for us to spread our tentacles, widen our horizons and further consolidate our relationship with our counterparts here in North Cyprus and back home in Nigeria, it became imperative for a central body to be created.

Consequent to that, On the 30th of January, 2016 The Nigerian Association of Pharmacy Students North Cyprus (NAPS North Cyprus) was inaugurated by The National Association of Nigerian Students Turkish Zone (NANS TR Zone) with the following mandate;

1. To foster Unity among Nigerian Pharmacy Students in North Cyprus to help tackle health Challenges facing our dear country Nigeria by organizing programs such as, Seminars, Conferences, Symposiums, Health Awareness, Research, Trips and Social activities.

2. Invite the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) to all Universities offering Pharmacy to help Supervise and give appropriate approvals to our programs here.

3. Work with the Turkish-Cypriot Government with help of Deans of participating schools to ensure that more traineeship and internship opportunities are provided for our students and Licensing examinations are administered to our students upon graduation to help reduce the intense pressure faced by international graduates during licensing examinations in Nigeria.

4. Work with sister societies and associations to inculcate basic norms into our members (especially freshers) and ensure that all Pharmacy Students are up to date with their educational-cum-social programs.

5. Work with other related international and national bodies to create international and national conference and congress opportunities for our members to improve educational and social exposures.

6. Work with all Universities with faculty of Pharmacy to source for more international accreditation from international licensing bodies in other to place the institutions in world standard. This will create a platform for a global recognition of our certificates.

The following emerged as the pioneer National Executives-

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) 

1. NATIONAL PRESIDENT – FREDRICK EDEH (EMU)
2. NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT - CHIKENDU MICHEAL OKEKE (CIU)
3. NATIONAL GENERAL SECRETARY - OZIOMA EZEOFOR (EMU)
4. NATIONAL PUBLICITY SECRETARY – UMAR USMAN SABO (EMU)
5. NATIONAL FINANCIAL SECRETARY -AUSTIN OGUNJOBI (NEU)
6. NATIONAL TREASURER - UYIOGHOSA ARIGBE (NEU)
7. NATIONAL EX. OFFICIO - OYINDAMOLA OLATUNJI (EMU)
8. NATIONAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR - MARY EFFANGA (CIU)
9. NATIONAL WELFARE DIRECTOR - ANJOLAJESU OLASOGBA (NEU)
10. NATIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR - SIRAJUDEEN SHITTU (EMU)

Signed.
Umar Usman Sabo
(Publicity Secretary NAPS North Cyprus)

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