…As Bill to give it legal teeth passes 2nd reading.
The Distinguished Senator representing Imo East Senatorial District and the leader of the Peoples’ Movement, Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi’s bill;Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education Owerri (Establishment) Bill, 2024 has been read for the second time and passed on the floor of the Senate.
The Owerri Zone Senator said the bill was to give the institution a legal backing and permanent status as a Federal University of Education. He stressed that the bill will further avoid a situation where contrary pronouncement(s) against the status of the University as witnessed by the reversal under President Muhammadu Buhari which wouldn’t have happened if only the enabling law was put in place.
He highlighted the many benefits of the bill to include increased funding, promotion of specialization and expertise, as well as economic opportunities of employment and attraction of businesses.
It will be recalled that President Bola Tinubu had on October 20, 2023, announced the upgrade of the institution to a full fledged university.
