The leadership of ASURI has paid a courtesy visit to the Hon. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Senator Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora, in his office.
During the visit, ASURI sought the support of the Hon. Minister, in his capacity both as the serving STI Minister and a Senator, in the pursuit of the passage of NRIC Bill, which has passed both Second Reading and Public Hearing stages at the Senate.
Speaking for ASURI, Secretary General Professor Theophilus Ndubuaku called the ⁷⅞attention of the Hon. Minister and, indeed, the Ministry to the need to follow due process to the letter in the appointment process of Chief Executives, as stipulated by the Conditions of Service for Federal Research and Development Agencies, Institutes and Colleges (COS 2019)…
The Union noted specifically the on-going process of appointing a Chief Executive for National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), Ile Ife, and called for immediate commencement of the process for National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI), Abuja.
The two agencies are presently being administered by Overseeing Directors General.
Responding, the Minister promised intervention on the NRIC Bill and assured the Union that due process would be followed in the appointment of Chief Executives.Senator Mamora, who was joined by the Hon. Minister of State, Chief Henry Ikoh, in receiving the ASURI delegation, urged the union to partner with the Ministry by coming up with suggestions, especially on the appointment of Chief Executives.
The ASURI delegation had in attendance the Vice President of the Union, Comrade Kassim Izebe, National Treasurer Comrade Jessica Effiong, and National PRO Comrade Mohammed Nma Baba, among others.