(SINL NIGERIA) The senator representing Ondo North in the Senate, Senator Olajide Ipinsagba has said the bill to establish the federal university of information communication technology (ICT) will get presidential assent after concurrence by the House of Representatives.
He expressed optimism that President Bola Tinubu would assent to the bill, saying the president is interested in education and establishment of more universities in the country.
It would be recalled that the bill, sponsored by Senator Ipinsagba passed third reading at the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday.
Briefing newsmen shortly after the passage, the Ondo lawmaker said “everybody in the state is happy, right from the town where the university will be sited, so all of us are happy”.
“It is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in the eyes of all of us, most especially the people from Ikare Akoko, the people from Akoko and the people from Ondo North Senatorial District.
“The Ondo State people will be happy to see that the bill passed through today”.
He added “I strongly believe that not much lobby will come up because the President is already positioning the nation towards proper alignment in the area of education. So he is encouraging us, he is encouraging everybody to go to school, he is encouraging more universities to come into Nigeria. So the whole thing will go through the normal process”.
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