Politics
THE National Assembly says it is working on plans to amend the National Institute for Educational Planning Bill, to enable it deliver on its mandate.
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said this on Thursday at the opening of a public hearing on a bill to back up the establishment of the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration(NIEPA), Ondo in Abuja.
Lawan said that the public hearing was an opportunity for stakeholders to make input for the effective and efficient management of the institute.
“So it is an opportunity for us to have a no barred discussions and interactions because the essence of this bill is to make the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration worthy of it’s mandate.
“It is our hope and prayer that the outcome of today’s public hearing will give the senate an opportunity to make the right decision in terms of how this institute should be as professional as possible.
“I want to assure you that in addition to the amendment that this bill seeks, we will try to see that you are better supported to enable you discharge your mandate more effectively and efficiently,” he said.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education(Basic and Secondary), Sen. Ibrahim Gaidam, said the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration(Establishment) Bill 2022 sought to give legal backing to already functioning institution.
Gaidam said the institute was established in 1992 with three-fold mandate which was intended to move forward the professionalisation of educational planning and administration.
“The essence of this public hearing is for the critical stakeholders and indeed the general public to objectively make their submissions to the committee for an informed recommendations to the Senate to pass or reject the Bill as proposed,” Gaidam said.
Sponsor of the Bill, Sen. Ayo Akinyelure said “sadly despite the institute’s enormous potentials and it’s long years of existence and operations, it does not have an enabling law to regulate it’s activities to strengthen and entrench its core mandates.
“The crux of this public hearing therefore, is to aggregate stakeholders’ opinion as input with a view to producing enabling laws which will serve as impetus to drive the Nigeria Institute for Educational Planning and Administration activities.”
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that some stakeholders, who made submissions on the bill included representatives of the Ministry of Education, National Teachers Institute,Teachers Registration Council Of Nigeria,among others.(NAN)
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