Senate Advises Danladi to Propose New Polytechnic Bill
On Tuesday, during a plenary session, the Nigerian Senate advised Senator Danladi to withdraw his bill aimed at relocating a Federal Polytechnic to Nasarawa Eggon in Nasarawa State. Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, emphasized that the existing Federal Polytechnic in Nasarawa West had been upgraded to university status, leaving Nasarawa North without a federal institution.
Akpabio warned that relocating the upgraded institution could provoke community opposition. He recommended that Danladi sponsor a new bill to establish a Federal Polytechnic in Nasarawa Eggon instead.
Akpabio expressed confidence that this new proposal would receive support from both the Senate and President Bola Tinubu if pursued correctly. He illustrated his point by comparing the situation to upgrading a primary school to a secondary school, indicating that the former could no longer be treated as a separate entity eligible for relocation.
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