By Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti

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There was anxiety in Iyin-Ekiti, in Irepodun/Ifelodun local government area on Thursday following the passage of a bill to establish a University of Medical Sciences in Iyin-Ekiti, the hometown of the Minister of Trade and Investment and former Governor of the State, Chief Niyi Adebayo.
The people of the town have gathered to pray for the actualisation of the university and the success of President Mohammadu Buhari- led government.
The Chairman Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele who is also an indigene of the town, expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari will grant approval for the establishment of the university in Ekiti State.
Bamidele also lauded the Senate under the leadership of Senator Ahmad Lawan, for granting the bill expeditious passage, saying this has further buttressed the fact that the present National Assembly is committed to work for Nigerians.
The Senator said this in Ado Ekiti while interacting with Journalists on the passage of the bill by the Senate on Wednesday.
The bill for the establishment of the university, was sponsored by Senator Bamidele, an APC member representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District in the Senate .
The passage followed the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) presented by the Chairman, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe during plenary on Wednesday .
It will be recalled that the bill passed through the second reading on March 16, 2021, before the final legislative consideration.
Reacting to the Senate approval for the establishment of the Federal University in Iyin Ekiti, Bamidele, said the bill when assented to will bring advance learning that will fortify the debilitating health sector in the country.
Bamidele lauded the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and other members of the National Assembly, for their unalloyed support, leading to swift ratification of the bill.