A bill for a Law to establish the digital literacy board in Imo passed its second reading in the Imo House of Assembly on Tuesday.
According to the lawmaker, the law would alleviate the suffering of indigent Imo citizens.
He said that the existing technical colleges in the state were suffering from poor infrastructure.
He said that establishing a new college of nursing would reduce the pressure on the existing ones.
Mr Otuibe said some illegally detained patients were, in some cases, converted to unpaid workers by the hospitals to recover their bills.
The Imo House of Assembly has screened and confirmed six additional commissioner-nominees.
Lawmakers have praised Governor Hope Uzodimma for securing $1.5 billion in investments for Imo.
The Imo House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling on Governor Hope Uzodimma to rehabilitate failed portions of the old Orlu -Owerri road.
CSOs in Imo have given Governor Hope Uzodimma a three-month ultimatum to conduct local government elections.
The Imo House of Assembly has passed the state’s N592 billion appropriation bill for the 2024 fiscal year.
