Senate steps down bill to relocate Nasarawa federal poly

During a plenary session of the Senate on Tuesday, Senator Danladi was advised by Senate President Godswill Akpabio to withdraw a bill seeking to relocate a Federal Polytechnic to Nasarawa Eggon in Nasarawa State. Instead, Akpabio urged Danladi to sponsor a new bill to establish a new institution in the area. Danladi proposed to move the Federal Polytechnic in Nasarawa West to Nasarawa North, arguing that it had been upgraded to a university status and the constituency now lacked a federal institution of higher learning.

However, Akpabio cautioned that relocating the already upgraded institution could create complications and lead to community opposition. He suggested that Danladi leave the upgraded institution in its current location and introduce a fresh bill for a Federal Polytechnic in Nasarawa Eggon. Akpabio expressed confidence in the proposal's support from the Senate and President Bola Tinubu if pursued through the proper legislative process, likening the situation to an upgraded primary school being relocated.

Danladi accepted the advice and thanked Akpabio for the clarification before the bill was stepped down.