Senator Ndubueze holds interactive session towards passage of Project Development Agency Bill
The Senate Committee on Science and Technology, under the Chairmanship of Senator Aminu Abbas, on Monday, 4th November 2024 held a well-attended and successful Public and Stakeholders Interactive Session towards the eventual passage of the Project Development Agency Bill sponsored by Senator Patrick Ndubueze (FNSE) representing Imo North Senatorial district of Nigeria.
The ceremony attracted a cross-section of all key stakeholders in the science and technology industry, whose interests have been activated since the presentation of the new Bill by the sponsor, Senator Ndubueze, just two months after the inauguration of the 10th Senate.
The Committee Chair, Senator Abbas, kickstarted the event with a very robust introduction, which was later followed up by a more elaborate presentation of the need and essence of the Bill in the nation’s economic and technical development.
Interested stakeholders and their representatives in attendance include the DG of PRODA, Professor Francis Ndubuaku, alongside the high echelon of her management; the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) as well as affiliate/associated professional bodies to the Society.
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Also in attendance are high-powered representatives from the Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria (COREN), a substantial section of the media/academia, representatives of various science and technological institutes, agencies, organisations, etc, who are first-line beneficiaries of the services of PRODA.
All the discussants made very vital inputs to fine-tune the final content of the Bill which will eventually be articulated and moved for the 3rd and final reading at the Committee of the Senate for ultimate passage.
In addition to the above industry discussants, Senator Ndubueze had the full compliments of all his colleagues in the Science and Technology Committee, led by the chairman, Senator Abbas, as well as key SPN’s colleagues from the Southeast geopolitical zone (the immediate catchment area of the agency), which included Senators Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia,) and Victor Umeh (Anambra).
They also made their respective invaluable contributions during the discussion session towards strengthening the content of the Bill.
Other major stakeholders in attendance from Senator Ndubueze’s Senatorial district, state and geopolitical zone are Honourable Chidi Nwogu (former member of the House of Representatives), Barrister Charles Ezekwem, an APC chieftain from Imo state, and Honourable Jim Isilebo, Media/Public Relations Consultant.
At the end of the exercise, a very impressed and excited Senator Ndubueze expressed happiness and optimism that the Bill will eventually see its eventual fruition after previous failed/still-birthed efforts by the past National Assemblies in the House of Representatives to move towards seeing through a similar efforts, which unfortunately could not materialise.
Hopefully, the final homeward journey toward the Bill’s passage will continue as soon as the Senate resumes from its current recess.
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