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| Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives. |
In furtherance of the efforts to
pass the bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Technology,
Asaba, Delta State, into Law, the House Committee on Tertiary Education and
Services has concluded arrangement for a public hearing on the bill.
The bill is being sponsored by
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu
According to a statement signed
by the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Aminu Suleiman, the public hearing has
been slated for Thursday, August 20th, 2020, at the Conference room 028 located
at the ground floor of the new building extension, House of Representatives,
National Assembly Complex, Abuja.
The event which is billed to
commence at 9 a.m., will be declared open by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.
The committee had earlier
invited critical and relevant stakeholders, including Ministries, Departments,
Agencies, Tertiary Institutions, as well as the General Public, to attend the
public hearing and has also called for the submission of Memorandum on the bill
with the title: “A bill for an act to Provide for Establishment of Federal
University of Technology, Asaba, Delta State and For The Promotion And
Development of Technical Education in Nigeria And To Make Comprehensive
Provisions for Its Due Management And Administration: And For Related Matters
(HB.721) Sponsored By Hon. Godwin Ndudi Elumelu.”
According to the statement, the
submission of Memoranda should be in 35 hard copies and a soft copy in a flash
drive and should be submitted in Room 317, 3rd Floor, White House, House of
Representatives, National Assembly Complex, Abuja, on or before Monday 17th
August, 2020.
Also listed to attend the Public
hearing are; the Minister of Education, Minister of Justice, Executive
Secretary, National Universities Commission, Registrar, Joint Admission and
Matriculation Board (JAMB), Executive Secretary Tertiary Education Tax
Fund(TETFUND), Chairman Committee of Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities,
President Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), President Senior Staff
Union of Universities(SSANU) and President Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities.
Hon. Aminu Suleiman also in the
statement, stated that further inquiries on the public hearing should be
directed to the Clerk of the Committee on Tertiary Education and Services, Mr.
Abubakar Sale Muri on telephone number: 07087291965
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