Pass Research Council Bill, ASURI urges N’Assembly
27 December 2023 |
12:49 am
Secretary-General, Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI), Prof Theophilus Ndubuaku, has urged the National Assembly to pass the National Research and Innovation Council Bill before it.
Secretary- General, Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI), Prof Theophilus Ndubuaku, has urged the National Assembly to pass the National Research and Innovation Council Bill before it.
Ndubuaku, who underscored the role of research to national development, informed lawmakers that the bill is a vital funding component of the Federal Government’s approved National Policy on Science, Technology and Innovation (NPSTI).
The ASURI scribe lamented that the bill had been passed three times by previous National Assemblies but was not passed. He allayed fears that the proposed legislation would increase the cost of governance, pointing out that the council, when established, does not put any financial burden on government.
In a chat with The Guardian, he said: “We hope that it will be assented to by the incumbent President when passed because the council is chaired by the President with 14 ministers that supervise research institutions as members of the council, which is packaged in such a way that it does not need any budgetary allocation from the government. It is supposed to use five per cent of funds from 14 agencies that are funded by tax, to fund it. That means that the government doesn’t need to budget any money for it. You fund it with five per cent of the 100 per cent fund they get from different taxes.”
“They have been talking about proliferation of government establishments, cutting cost of governance. As it is packaged, it is not supposed to create any establishment. It is supposed to be housed under the Science and Technology Ministry and the fund domiciled with the Finance Ministry. That way, the government does not really have anything to add or delete. You don’t need to employ additional staff.”
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