Senate on Tuesday approved the
establishment of Federal Polytechnic Aba, saying the institution would provide
technical education to the people in the zone.
In the committee report by
Senator Jobrin Barau representing Kano North Senatorial district, it stated
that Polytechnic education became necessary in view of the fact that the people
of Abia and particularly, Aba were highly industrialised people.
He added that the committee
investigation revealed that the zone has a large number of qualified people who
were ready to study technical education.
“That the Senate do receive and
consider the report of thc Committee on tertiary institutions and Tertfund on
the Federal Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State.”
Sponsor of the bill, Senator
Theodore Orji representing Abia Central Senatorial district maintained in his
lead debate during the first reading that the establishment of the institution
would bridge educational gaps that Abia people were experiencing.
Orji, a two-time governor of Abia
State assured the lawmakers of Abia people’s cooperation when the institution
commenced operations, adding that Aba was strategic to technical education.
Other tertiary institutions bills
passed into law by the Senate after two weeks recess were Federal Polytechnic,
Silame, Sokoto State, Federal College of Education, Gumel, Jigawa State and
Federal College of Education, Sabon Birni in Sokoto State.
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