Buhari's Minister, others reject Senate's bill on proposed innovation agency

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The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora and heads of agencies under the ministry, on Tuesday in Abuja rejected a bill

They spoke at a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, chaired by Senator Uche Ekwunife .

“One of the fundamental challenges we have is funding. The reality of the situation is that we will never have adequate funding for Ministries Departments and Agencies . He further said that it was due to the proliferation of agencies that was why there were calls for adoption of Steve Oronsaye’s report which recommended the abolition and merger of government agencies and parastatals.

She described science, technology and innovation as the engine room of economic growth and development of the 21st Century and Nigeria could not be left behind. Reacting to the rejection by the minister, Ekwunife said that “we are used to MDAs opposing bills of this nature.

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