Assembly Passes Bill Renaming Rivers Polytechnic

The Rivers State
House of Assembly has passed a bill renaming the Rivers State Polytechnic, located in Bori, the traditional headquarters of Ogoni ethnic nationality, after late environmentalist, Kenuele Saro-Wiwa.
Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, had recently announced the renaming of the polytechnic after the late Saro-Wiwa, after which he sent an executive bill to amend Section 1 sub 1 of the Rivers State Polytechnic Law, No2, 1989 to reflect the change.
Debating on the bill after the House was converted to a committee of the whole yesterday, all the 25 lawmakers present supported the bill’s passage, saying, late Saro-Wiwa championed the struggle of the Niger Delta for resource  control.
In their separate contributions, Hon Dinebari Loolo (Khana II), Deeya Barine (Khana I), Jones Ogbonda representing Port Harcourt 1, and Christain Ahiakwo representing Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, called on the House to pass the bill in order to immortalise the late rights activity.