20th June, 2023
By Thompson Yamput
The Kogi state government unveiled plans to raise N15 billion for the development of a third state university in Kabba.
Mr. Wemi Jones, State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, made the announcement during a press conference following the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in Lokoja.
The SEC, according to Jones, had previously authorised the letter containing the law for the foundation of “Kogi State University, Kabba.”
He further stated that the Attorney General was directed to forward the bill to the State House of Assembly for review and passage.
“We are very much aware that a Faculty of Law is one of the pre-requisites for the National University Commission (NUC) to recognise and approve any request for a private university in Nigeria.
“Therefore, Kogi state government is working towards ensuring that before the end of the coming weeks, NUC would have given approval to the State University.
“In fact, the recently inaugurated implementation committee chaired by Prof. Olu Obafemi is working alongside other stakeholders to speed up the process,” he said.
The commissioner used the opportunity to clarify the rumour over alleged plans to convert the College of Education (Technical), Kabba as a site for the University.
He said that the news was false and “an unauthenticated information”.
However, he explained that the committee, after several considerations, concluded that it was expedient to start the Kogi State University, Kabba at the College of Education (Technical) Kabba while the College of Education would be relocated to another venue.
NAN