The Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFUND has conducted a public hearing on a bill seeking the establishment of a Federal College of Aviation Technology in Ilara Remo, Ogun State.

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The bill, sponsored by His Excellency, Senator Otunba Engr. Gbenga Daniel, was discussed alongside four other bills after passing its second reading at the Senate.

At the hearing, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, represented by Senator Gbenga Daniel, highlighted the urgency of the establishment bill and assured that the Senate would meticulously ensure its progress.

Senator Daniel emphasised that establishing an Aviation School in Ilara Remo would provide essential training for Nigeria’s rapidly growing aviation sector. He noted that situating the college in Ilara, near Ilisan Remo, which hosts the Ogun Agro Cargo Airport, is strategic and aligns with the aerotropolis planned during his tenure as Ogun State Governor.

Earlier, Senator Daniel hosted a delegation of stakeholders from Remo land at his Abuja residence on Tuesday morning.

The delegation was in Abuja to attend the public hearing and present their memoranda supporting the establishment of the Aviation College. Delegates included the Lisa of Ilara Remo, High Chief Olukoya Sodunola, former chairman of Remo North Local Government, Hon. John Obafemi, Hon. Dickson Awolaja of Remo North State Constituency, Hon. Omoba Damilare Bello of Sagamu State Constituency II, and representatives of the Ilara Development Association, among other dignitaries.