THE   House of Representatives  has considered and adopted a report on a bill to establish the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State. The bill which transited from the 7th House to the 8th finally saw daylight in the Yakubu Dogara led 8th House.

The bill, which was promoted by Rep Evelyn Omavowan Oboro ,PDP, Delta, during the 7th Assembly, was committed to the committee of whole for consideration last month. Part of the provision of the bill was to free the indigenes from the present state of monolithic dependence on importation of refined oil products and that the university shall be a training institution for the development of the middle and high-level manpower for the oil and gas sector.

The university, which is to be domiciled in the federal ministry of petroleum resources, is also to encourage the advancement of learning.

The university is also to serve as an agent and a catalyst through post-graduate training, research and innovation for the effective and economic utilization, exploitation and conservation of the country’s petroleum resources.

Furthermore, the university is mandated to identify the technological problems and needs of the petroleum industry and find solutions to them within the context of overall national development.

The sponsor of the bill said with its successful passage, all that the Senate needed to do was to concur on the proposed law.