Senate drops bill to relocate Federal Polytechnic in Nasarawa

The Senate has decided to suspend a proposal aimed at moving the Federal Polytechnic in Nasarawa State to Nasarawa Eggon. Senate President Godswill Akpabio prompted the sponsor of the bill, Senator Envulu-Anza Danladi, to consider creating a new institution rather than relocating the existing one. Danladi's bill sought to adjust the Federal Polytechnics Act to shift the polytechnic from Nasarawa West to Nasarawa Eggon in Nasarawa North.

However, Akpabio expressed concerns that the relocation could not move forward in its present form since the institution had already been converted into a university. During his presentation, Danladi explained that the upgrade had left Nasarawa North without a federal college, necessitating a new federal institution to serve the region.

He argued that the proposed relocation would improve access to higher education for the people of Nasarawa North. In response, Akpabio warned that moving the university under the proposed amendment could encounter opposition from the local community. He advised Danladi to keep the upgraded institution at its current location and introduce a new bill proposing the creation of a new federal polytechnic in Nasarawa Eggon. Akpabio expressed optimism that the Senate would back the latter proposal.