Technology scaled second reading at the Ogun House of
Assembly on Wednesday.
The bill is titled : A bill for a law to provide for the
establishment of Moshood Abiola University of
Technology and for matters of administration and
discipline of students connected therewith.
The Majority Leader, Mr Adeyinka Mafe , who moved the
motion for the second reading of the bill, described it as
historic, adding that it would encourage more students to
study science and technology courses.
"We have come to a stage whereby the nation is trying to
diversify; it is very important to encourage our people in
terms of research."
”We need to encourage our people to go into science and
technology so that we have entrepreneurs like they do in
other advanced countries."
“In Ogun State we have so many secondary schools, if we
have this University of Technology, it will give an opportunity
for indigenes of the state that wants to study courses that
are not available in our state universities,” he said.
The majority leader urged the lawmakers to give the bill
accelerated passage, saying that the people of the state
would appreciate it.
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In his submission, Mr Victor Fasanya , (Abeokuta South 1),
who seconded the motion, said education was the bedrock of
socioeconomic development of any country.
Fasanya, who is also the Chairman, House Committee on
Education, explained that the bill would have a great impact
on academic research which would lead to technological
breakthrough.
According to him, the bill is timely, as Nigeria requires more
people who would extend the frontiers of science and
technological development.
Also, the Deputy Speaker, Mr Olakunle Oluomo said that if
established, the university would offer opportunities for
more students from the state seeking admission into tertiary
institutions in the country.
“It is futuristic and timely to have a university of
technology that will accommodate our ICT graduates, it is
good for all of us to make history."
“MAPOLY started 37 years ago and it has the infrastructure
and every other thing,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] reports that during
plenary, the bill for a law to provide for the establishment,
incorporation, constitution and function of the Ogun State
Polytechnic, Ipokia scaled second reading.
Mr Suraj Adekunbi , the Speaker, commended the lawmakers
for their contributions and thereafter ordered that the bills
be committed to Committee on Education, Science and
Technology for further legislative action.
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