The chairman of the committee, Uduak Odudoh, gave the assurance on Thursday during an oversight function of the committee to the university.
He promised that the House committee would expedite action to ensure the passage of the bill.
Odudoh, while addressing journalists shortly after assessing the NMU facilities in the twin communities of Okerenkoko and Kurutie, said that “once the bill is passed, the university will kick-start very well”.
He however identified inadequate funding as the major challenge confronting the NMU and promised to ensure that the university is adequately funded.
According to him, the House of Representatives would attend to all the challenges confronting the university.
The House committee leader commended the Tompolo Foundation which according to him had contributed to about 40 per cent of the development of the institution.
He also thanked the leadership of the host communities for ensuring absolute peace in the area as well as providing a large expanse of land for the University.
He said, “We will ensure that the bill is passed into law so that everything that is supposed to come to the University will not be denied
“We will also do everything as a parliament and include in our budget the building of a standard clinic in the university because of its distance from the upland.
“I use this opportunity on behalf of the committee and the House of Representatives to immensely thank the Tompolo Foundation because from our assessment and reports, 40 per cent of what we are seeing here and on the other campuses are done by the Tompolo Foundation.
“We also commend the communities for graciously donating large expanse of land. This shows that they want development”.
Speaking earlier, the Vice Chancellor of NMU, Prof. Emmanuel Adigio identified inadequate funding, transportation, electricity and staff accommodations as some of the challenges in the university.
The Vice-Chancellor appealed to the Federal Government to build staff houses as well as ensure increased funding for the institution.
“This university was initiated by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). We are pleading with them to increase the funding to enable us to have more staff,” he said.
The House Committee had earlier in the day visited the Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom, Oboro-Gbaraun 11, Aketekpe, Agadagba at his annexe palace in Warri to intimate him on their oversight visit during which the royal father urged the committee to ensure speedy passage of a bill that established the university and accented to by President Bola Tinubu to become an Act.
The king noted that the gesture would enable the NMU to enjoy the same benefits as the other universities.
