Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has signed three
bills passed by the state House of Assembly into law.
Ortom signed the bills into law when the Speaker of
the House, Mr Titus Uba presented them to him in Makurdi.
The bills included the State Health Insurance Agency
bill, the Akawe Torkula Polytechnic bill and the Akawe Torkula Polytechnic
bill.
“What we have done is not just a mere change of
names of the institutions but we will restructure them so that they will
produce skilled manpower.
“We will secure the necessary regulatory approvals
in no distant time,” he said.
The governor also said that the essence of repealing
the laws was aimed at revamping as well as repositioning the education sector
in order to meet the challenges of the ever changing world.
He stressed that the change in technology had called
for reshaping of the education system in the state in order to meet global
realities.
He called on public spirited individuals to support
the smooth take off of the institutions, stressing that government cannot do it
alone.
He further commended the speaker and his colleagues
for the speedy passage of the bills.
Meanwhile, the state’s Commissioner for Education,
Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, said that the sum of N500 million had been earmarked for
the smooth take off of the institutions.
Ityavyar further said that N300 million was for
Akawe Torkula Polytechnic while N200 million was for Akperan Orshi Polytechnic.
Earlier, Uba said that the bills were of immense
importance to the people hence their speedy consideration.
The speaker said that the bill for the establishment
of the state health insurance agency would avail the people the opportunity to
access affordable health care.
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