The Registrar-General/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, has expressed concern over the proliferation of associations applying for registration as medical laboratory science operators, amongst others.

Alhaji Garba Abubakar made his feelings known when he received the Registrar/CEO of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Dr. Tosan Erhabor, who was on a courtesy visit to his office.

A statement issued by the Head Media of CAC, Rasheed Mahe, quoted Abubakar as stressing that in view of regulatory concerns, the Commission has repeatedly declined such applications, which he described as defective, and referred the applicants to obtain no objection letter from the Medical Laboratory Services Accreditation Agency.

He, therefore, restated the Commission’s resolve to continue to collaborate with sister regulatory agencies to ensure that due process was followed in all registration processes, for sanity and the overall growth of the Nigerian economy.

In that regard, the CAC scribe stated that the Commission has granted several regulators access to its database, among others, for the purposes of due diligence.

Earlier, the Registrar/CEO of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Dr. Tosan Erhabor, had told his host that he was at the Commission to seek collaboration as MLSCN was making efforts to digitise its processes.

Erhabor therefore described CAC as a veritable partner in the realization of their objective and used the forum to applaud the reform initiatives of the Commission under the leadership of Alhaji Garba Abubakar.

He said the MLSCN was established by Act 11 of 2003 to, among others, regulate the practice of medical laboratory science in Nigeria.

He added that the Council also determines, from time to time, the standard of knowledge and skill to be attained by persons seeking to become Medical Laboratory Scientists, Medical Laboratory Technicians or Medical Laboratory Assistants.

According to Erhabor, the MLSCN also regulates the training of scientists, technicians, and assistants in any institution of Nigeria and gives periodic accreditation to such institutions.