The Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill upgrading Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) to a University of Science and Technology.<\/p>\n
Adeyinka Mafe, the Majority Leader, moved the motion for the third reading of the bill during plenary in Abeokuta and was seconded by the Minority Leader, Olawale Alausa.<\/p>\n
The bill was originally entitled \u201cA 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.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
The bill is now entitled: \u201cA Bill for a Law to Provide for the Establishment of Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology and for Matters of Administration and Discipline of Students Connected Therewith.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Victor Fasanya, the Chairman, House Committee on Education, Science and Technology, moved the motion for the adoption of the committee\u2019s report and seconded by Adejuwon Olufowobi<\/p>\n
Presenting the report of the committee, Fasanya said that a stakeholders forum was held on the bill and the inputs of the stakeholders were put into consideration.<\/p>\n
He described the bill as historic, adding that it would encourage the people of the state to venture into science and technology.<\/p>\n
\u201dWe need to encourage our people to go into science and technology so that we have entrepreneurs like they do in other advanced country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe university will have two deputy Vice Chancellors , academic and administration, while the Registrar should be the Secretary of the Governing Council.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe compulsory age of academic staff of the university shall be 65 years except for persons on professorial cadre which shall be 70 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Also during plenary, the assembly passed the bill for a law to provide for the establishment, incorporation, constitution and function of the Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia.<\/p>\n
Mafe moved the motion for the third reading while it was seconded by Adebowale Ojuri.<\/p>\n
Presenting the report of the Committee on Education, Science and Technology to the House, Fasanya explained that the polytechnic would run a multi campus system with the main campus in Ipokia town.<\/p>\n
Suraj Adekunbi, the Speaker, ordered that the clean copy of the bills be forwarded to Gov. Ibikunle Amosun for his assent.<\/p>\n
Mafe thereafter moved the motion for the adoption of the day\u2019s plenary and this was seconded by Alausa. <\/p>\n
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