President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, assented to the Bill to establish a Federal University of Environmental Technology in Ogoni, Rivers State. Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, on his X handle @BwalaDaniel, said the decision is to right the wrongs of the past and put in place institutions to guard against future segregated developments.

It reads: “I am pleased to inform Nigerians that the President @officialABAT has assented to the bill establishing a Federal University of Environmental Technology, Ogoni, in Rivers State.

“It’s important to highlight that the Renewed Hope administration of President Bola Tinubu is all about righting the wrongs of the past and putting in place institutions to guard against future segregated developments.

“You will all recall that recently, in a similar fashion, the President approved the establishment of another federal university to be sited in the Southern Kaduna district of Kaduna State.

“To Tinubu, there are no minority ethnicities in Nigeria. He believes in the opening stanza of our national anthem, which says that though tribe and tongue may differ, in brotherhood we stand.

“Congratulations to the good people of Ogoni land. The president is fulfilling the mandate.”Speaking shortly after the signing ceremony, the President said the institution marks a “significant milestone in our national journey towards environment justice, education and sustainable development.

He said: “I have signed into law the bill establishing the Federal University of Environmental Technology. Ogoni has been in the forefront of our development and agitation, and has suffered environmental degradation.”