The Speaker of the House, DABOTORUDIMA ADAMS referred the bill to the Committee on Education for further legislative work.
The Education Committee is also mandated to come up with a report within forty eight hours.
Our correspondent reports that bill seeks to amend the criteria for the appointment of the Vice Chancellor for the institution, which requires that such a person must be a Professor of Education.
The bill also seeks to extend the retirement age of Professors of Ignatius Ajuru University from sixty-five to seventy years.
It also provides for the Vice Chancellor of the institution to serve a single tenure of five years.
During the debate in plenary, some members of the House of Assembly spoke in support of the proposed amendments.
Meanwhile; the Rivers State House of Assembly has deferred debate on reports of the Committee on Public Complaints and Petitions over a dispute between the people of Abua-Odaul Local Government Area and the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company.
