The Presidential
Implementation
Committee on the
Needs Assessment
for Nigeria
Universities headed
by the Governor of
Benue State, Gabriel
Suswam, has set up
another team
saddled with the
responsibility of
prioritising the
immediate needs of
universities in the
country.
A statement by the
assistant director,
Information, in the
Benue State Liaison
Office in Abuja,
Orduen Dura, and
made available to
LEADERSHIP
yesterday, said the
new team would
identify priority
needs of universities
in different geo-
political zones for
commencement of
infrastructural
development for
immediate flag-off
by President
Goodluck Jonathan.
The team is headed
by the TETFUND
executive secretary
with its membership
drawn from the
National Universities
Commission (NUC),
National Planning
Commission (NPC),
Academic Staff
Union of Universities
(ASUU), USPF, FMC
and NITDA, while
the principal
secretary to
Governor Suswam is
to serve as the
secretary.
Terms of reference
of the team include
hostels, classrooms/
lecture theatres,
laboratoriesn and
equipment supply
among other related
projects. The aim is
to reposition the
university system in
Nigeria to compete
favourably with
others in the world.
The Governor
Suswam-led
committee is an
intervention body as
a result of the
prolonged ASUU
strike which has
crippled the
universities
nationwide. The
sub-committee,
which is to prioritise
the needs within the
initial fund of
N100bn, is to report
back to the main
committee on
August 11, 2013.