House of Assembly begins amendment of
Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic's establishing law
In a bid to facilitate the
establishment of an autonomous college of agriculture, the Bauchi State
House of Assembly, on Wednesday, began the amendment of the law
establishing the Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic.
The amendment followed the adoption of a report
by the House Special Committee on the de-merger of the School of Agriculture,
Bauchi, from the polytechnic.
Presenting the report, the Chairman of the
committee, Baba Abubakar, said the School of Agriculture could not work
effectively due to inadequate funding, neglect and bureaucratic bottlenecks.
He added that it was imperative to amend the
existing laws of the polytechnic, to fast-track successful take-off of the
proposed college.
"The school of agriculture should be an
autonomous college from Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, with a governing
council," Abubakar said.
"The House should prepare a draft bill
for the de-merger of the school to a college, in order to give the concept the
enabling environment of sailing through."
He added that the college needed to undergo
total renovation and be provided with additional laboratories, classrooms and
hostels.
"This is to enable it expand the scope
of courses for the manpower needs in the agriculture sector of the state and
the country at large."
Abubakar decried the “serious neglect” of the
school by the polytechnic management, adding that upgrading
the institution to a college would encourage agricultural activity and
reduce poverty.
The house, presided over by the Speaker,
Yahaya Miya, unanimously adopted the report and ordered its Legal Department to
draft a bill for the establishment of a College of Agriculture.
The School of Agriculture, Bauchi, was
established in 1971 by the defunct North-Eastern State, to provide manpower in
the agriculture sector.
Sequel to the creation of Bauchi State, the
school was merged with other tertiary institutions under the polytechnic.
The National Board for Technical Education
(NBTE) has accredited all 10 Higher National Diploma (HND) and Ordinary
National Diploma (OND) courses run by the school.
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