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BREAKING: Senate passes Fed Poly, Item, Bill 2018

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5 years ago

December 20, 2018

The Senate on Friday passed the Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND on Federal Polytechnic , Item , Abia State ( Establishment , etc . ) Bill 2018 ( SB . 520 ) .Senator Binta Masi Garba had presented the report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND on Federal Polytechnic Item Abia State ( Establishment , etc ) Bill 2018 ( SB . 520 ) , seconded by Senator Shehu Sani .

The Senate thereafter dissolved into the Committee of the Whole to enable for the clause -by – clause consideration of the committee’ s report .

The Federal Polytechnic Item Abia State ( Establishment , etc ) Bill 2018 ( SB . 520 ) was read for the third time and then passed as an Act of the National Assembly .

The Senate had , in November , approved the establishment of the Federal Polytechnic Aba , saying the institution would provide technical education to the people in the zone .

In his response , Deputy Senate President , Ike Ekweremadu , said , “ Let me congratulate Senator Mao for sponsoring this Bill , and Senator Binta for presenting the report and all of you for considering it .

“ I also want to thank you for a productive day . This is a good and high note to end the year on . ”

Ekweremadu added that , “ Passing the last Bill on education today is a great gift to our children this season .

“ So , I thank you all for your cooperation and on this note , I wish you all a Merry Christmas . ”