Tuesday, December 10, 2019

AKHA Passes College Of Health Technology Bill Into Law

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed into law, a Bill to establish the Akwa Ibom State College of Health Technology and for other matters connected therewith.

The report of the Bill which was sponsored by the member representing Etinan State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Barr. Aniefiok Dennis was presented to the House by the Chairman, House Committee on Health, Hon. Udeme Otong who represents Abak State Constituency.

Hon. Otong stated that the conversion of the School of Health Sciences to a College of Health Technology, will make the school to be a Degree awarding institution and will also attract funding from donor agencies like the World Bank, United Nations Development Fund and Petroleum Technology Development Fund.

Also, a Bill for Akwa Ibom State Legislative Funds Management Bill, 2019, sponsored by the Leader of the House and member representing Oruk Anam State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Udo Kierian Akpan was read the second time at Plenary.

The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, thereafter referred the Bill to the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation and to report back to the House in one month.

Similarly, the House also received and considered the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Audited Accounts of the Government of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria for the Year Ended 31st December, 2018.

The House has adjourned its plenary to reconvene on December 12, 2019 at 10am.

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