Efforts of the 8th Assembly Speaker Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley to upgrade the Adamawa State College of Education Hong to Adamawa State University of Education Hong gained momentum Friday as the bill passed its second reading in the state legislature.
The bill titled a bill for a law to repeal the Adamawa state College of Education Hong law no. 5 of 2015 and to re-enact the Adamawa State University of Education Hong Law, to upgrade the College to University of Education.
The second reading of the bill sponsored by the speaker and member representing Hong constituency Rt. Hon. Bathiya was presented on the floor of the house by the deputy majority leader of the house, Hon. Ahmed Jingi Belel during Friday’s resumed session.
The bill if passed into law shall offer courses leading to degree and diploma in education, provide access for state indigenes to higher education, encourage and promote the advancement of learning and act as centre for research in to the various areas of education theory and practice.
Other objectives of the bill includes; provision of full-time courses in teaching, instruction and training in arts, social science, humanities, education, applied sciences and arrange conferences, seminars and workshop relevant to the fields of learning among others.
After considering the importance of the, speaker Bathiya Wesley who presided over the session put the motion to that effect into voice vote and was unanimously adopted by the lawmakers.
He therefore, committed the bill to house committee on education and human capital development to scrutinize and report back to the house for further action.