The Senate at its plenary on Tuesday passed a bill to establish Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachi, Kaduna South.
By Haruna Salami
The Senate at its plenary on Tuesday passed a bill to establish Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachi, Kaduna South.
This followed the receipt and consideration of the report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND on the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia (Establishment) Bill, 2024 by the chairman, Senator Mohammed, Dandutse Muntari (Katsina South).
Senator Dandutse said from the views expressed by the stakeholders at the public hearing and subsequent analysis of both oral and written presentations of memoranda, the Committee observed that:
“The establishment of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State would certainly go a long way in the enhancement of educational infrastructural thereby, providing people who can apply scientific knowledge to the improvement and solution of environmental hazard. Give exposure on professional studies in technology.
“The Hallmark of the proposed Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia is to produce graduates well equipped with practical and theoretical grounded knowledge in technology, applied science, commerce and management to reduce risks and challenge of productivity, data and information, cost benefits, marketing and security bedeviling humanity.
“The establishment of the Federal University will reduce the ills around national economy and de-escalating chances of entrenching heinous criminal activities being perpetrated by men of the underworld.
“The knowledge and skills that would be acquired by the graduates from the envisaged Act of the National Assembly will definitely go a long way in expanding and deepening the horizon of the graduates in information management, and consequently improve national integration and general social progress of the multicultural, young people of this country with yearning and aspiration to acquire skills in information, economic and science management. Hence, the need for the Senate to consider and approve this legislative proposal for the benefit of humanity in general and Nigeria as a nation state, in particular.
Therefore, the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, recommended “that the Senate do consider and pass the Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, to Provide Full-time Courses in Technology, Applied Science Management and other Fields of Studies and to make provisions for the general administration of such university, and for other matters connected therewith [Bill, 2024] [SB: 13], as recommended”.
It will be recalled that the bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia was sponsored by Senatoor Sunday Marshall Katung (Kaduna South).
The bill passed second reading and was referred to the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund on May 7, 2024.
The committee later held a public hearing, which received overwhelming support from who is who in Kaduna, especially those from the South who attended in large number including traditional rulers.
