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Speaking in an interview with reporters on Tuesday at the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, shortly after the committee’s oversight functions, Laguda stated that there was inadequate funding for the existing polytechnics in the country by the Federal Government.

The institution’s Rector, Dr. Kadiri Kamoru, had earlier appealed to the Federal Government to “inject more money into the polytechnic sector for Nigeria to develop technologically.”

Laguda said, “Funding issues are not peculiar to Federal Polytechnic, Offa alone. Other Federal Polytechnics that the committee has visited have also raised funding concerns. So we intend, as a committee, to advocate for increased funding from the Federal Government for the polytechnic community in next year’s budget and beyond.”

On the committee’s mission to the institution, the lawmaker stated, “We are here to carry out our statutory oversight functions. We had a very long day, going through their documentation. For all the things we did not get to see, we asked them to forward those to us in our office.”

Also speaking with reporters, the Rector urged the Federal Government to grant degree-awarding status to Federal Polytechnics in Nigeria.

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