The Bill for an Act to establish the Federal University of Agriculture Mpu, Enugu State has been passed by the Senate.

The Bill, sponsored by former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, read a third time and passed at the plenary of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday.

It is recalled that Ekweremadu had while leading the debate preceding the Second Reading of the Bill in 2021, argued that the “Federal University of Agriculture Mpu, Enugu State Establishment Bill, 2021” remained in tandem with the federal government’s efforts to improve agriculture.

He had actually similarly drawn the attention of the Senate to the truth that Enugu West remained the only senatorial district in Enugu State without a university.

According to the Senator, the Federal University of Agriculture Mpu, when established, would not just enhance human capital development in the South East, serving particularly Enugu, Ebonyi, and Anambra States however would likewise work as an extra impetus to Federal Government’s quest for farming transformation, food security, and economic diversification.