Nigeria's Senate on Wednesday passed a bill prohibiting employers of labour in the country, including Ministries, Departments and Agencies MDAs of government from discriminating between university degree holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate holders.
The passage, follows the adoption of a report by the Senate Joint Committee on Establishment and Public Service Matters and Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND during plenary
The Committee Chairman, Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau (APC-Kano) while presenting the report , explained that the bill would help free HND holders from stagnation in public and private sectors and ensure balanced treatment for them with their university counterparts.
Shekarau, a former Minister of Education added that the passage of the bill had put an end to the existing dichotomy between HND holders and university graduates
He stressed that it would ensure provision of the manpower needs of the country, ensure social justice and enhance corporate governance.
According to him, the bill will encourage patriotic contributions among HND employees in public and private sectors.
The President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan speaking on the passage of the bill, said that it would motivate polytechnic graduates in both private and public sectors for better productivity.
He urged public and private sector operators to ensure the implementation of the bill when signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.
His words,“This particular issue has been in the front burner for a long time. I recall that in the House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007, this was one bill that was so important, and is one way of encouraging our polytechnic graduates".
According to Lawan,“That should not take away from the kind of training they receive but, in fact, it is supposed to be a motivation for our polytechnic graduates."
He then called for immediate implementation of the bill as soon as President Mohammadu Buhari gives his assent to it
“I pray that the Federal Government and all those in government agencies and the private sector would start to implement this by the time the President assented to the bill,” he stated
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