By Francis Onoiribholo
Bureau Chief, Benin
Edo State House of Assembly has passed the Bill for a law to make provisions for the establishment of Edo State University of Science and Technology, Uzairue into law.
The passage of the bill followed the Clause –by-Clause consideration of the bill at the committee of the whole in which certain sessions of the bill were amended.
The clause-by clause consideration provided for the consideration of schedules 1, to 4 in which the schedule 1, 3 and 4 were adopted with amendment and schedule 2 adopted wholly.
The title of the bill, enactment clause, citation and commencement clause were also amended during the clause –by clause consideration.
The Edo State University of Science and Technology, Uzairue, which will operate as Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative fee- paying university will be self-sustaining and charge economic fee necessary to sustain competitive international standards with the vice-chancellor serving on a single five-year tenure.
Clean copies of the bill had been forwarded to the State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, for ascent.