Senate Public Hearing on University of Petroleum Bill

A Public Hearing of the Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University of Petroleum Effurun which was sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege representing Delta Central Senatorial District was organized by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND and was held today at the New Senate Building with lots of stakeholders from the University, Delta State and other neighboring states of the Niger Delta in attendance.

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, (FFUPRE) has been in existence since 2007 and it is the first specialized University in Nigeria and the 6th in the world. The University has Three (3) colleges; College of Science, Technology and Management Sciences and a school of Post Graduate Diploma which is expected to kick-start in October.

The Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND which is Chaired by Senator Binta Garba and Co-Chaired by Senator Tijjani Kaura had other members of the Committee in attendance like Senators Enyinnaya Abaribe, John Enoh, Ovie Omo-Agege among others.

Senator Abaribe while speaking to stakeholders from the different communities under Effurun urged them to desist from name struggling as some suggested Ugbomo to be the name of the University since it is the host community instead of Efurrun. The Senator said the most important thing is that the University is located in Ugbomo and will benefit the entire state and other neighboring states.

The Co-chairman of the Committee, Senator Tijjani Kaura while giving the closing remarks thanked the sponsor of the Bill and also assured all stakeholders that the Committee will ensure the #PetroleumUni Bill is passed into law before the first tenure of the 8th Senate is over.

No comment, until the bill is passed into law.
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