Senator Simon Bako Lalong has presented the report by the Committee on Agricultural Institutions and Colleges for the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture and Tropical Studies Iragbiji, Osun State.
Senator Lalong while presenting the report recalled that the Bill for an Act to establish the University was referred to his committee sometime in October which necessitated a public hearing.
He acknowledges that the Bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Bamidele Okpeyemi is very significant because it will help in tackling the challenge of inadequate research and manpower towards addressing food insecurity in Nigeria.
The Bill was then considered by the Senate and passed into law during the plenary presided by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
