RVHA Moves To Amend RSUOE Law

The Rivers State House of Assembly has initiated moves to legalise the renaming of the state University of Education to Ambassador Ignatius Ajuru University of Education.

This followed the introduction of an amendment bill on the State University of Education law (RSUOE) 2010 on the floor of the House yesterday.

The bill which was co-sponsored by the Leader of the House, Hon Chidi Lloyd and the chairman, House Committee on Education, Hon Maureen Tamuno had already passed it first hurdle on the floor of the House.

Presenting the bill, the Leader of the House, Hon Chidi Lloyd stated that the bill was intended to change the present name of the institution to Ambassador Ignatius Ajuru University of Education.

Hon Lloyd informed the lawmakers that the state governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi renamed the institution in honour of late Ignatius Ajuru during his burial at Isiokpo, recently.

He stated that the late former ambassador was a one time chairman, Governing Council of the institution and called on his colleagues to give the proposed amendment  the attention it deserved.

The House leader said that when the bill is passed into law, it would be cited as the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education amendment law 2010.

Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Tonye Harry who presided over the sitting directed the clerk of the House to ensure that photocopy of the bill was given to all members for proper study.