President Buhari declines assent to 17 bills
- President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected 17 bills passed by the 8th National Assembly
- Senator Ita Enang disclosed the president, however, assented nine bills
- Enang said the current National Assembly could not take action to override them because the law forbade the lawmakers to do so
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, July 3, rejected 17 bills passed by the 8th National Assembly, giving accent to nine other bills passed by the last Senate.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the senior special assistant to president (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, disclosed this to journalists at a news conference in Abuja.
Buhari explained that the president decided not to communicate to the 9th Assembly on the rejection of the bills because it could not take any decision on the rejected bills.
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Enang, however, promised to engage the leadership of both chambers on the rationale behind the rejections of those bills. He said the current National Assembly could not take action to override them because the law forbade the lawmakers to do so.
The nine bills assented to by president are: Police Trust Fund Act, Nigeria Natural Medicine Establishment Act, FCT Management Board and Health Insurance, Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Defence Bill, Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria Bill, National Institute of Construction Technology and Management (Establishment) bill.
Others are National Agricultural Seed council bill, Agriculture Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (Amendment), and FCT Primary Healthcare Board.
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He listed the bills refused assent as: Adeyemi Federal University of Education (Establishment) Bill, Federal University of Education Kano, Bill, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education Bill, Federal University of Education Zaria, Bill, National Security Agncies Protection of Officers Identity Bill, Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency Bill, Environmental Managers Registration Council of Nigeria Bill.
Others are: Industrial Development Income Tax Act Amendment Bill, Defence Research and Development Bureau Bill, Animal Diseases Control Bill, Good Samaritans Bill, Chattered Institute of Directors of Nigeria Bill, National Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Establishment Bill and Federal University of Wukari (Establishment) Bill.
The rest are the Warehouse receipt and other related matters bill, federal Capital Territory Health Insurance Agency Bill, Nigeria Automative Industry Development Plant Fiscal Inscentive and Guarantees Bill, Nigerian Film Commission Bill and Proceeds of Crime Bill.
Earlier Legit.ng reported that the federal government announced the appointment of Jonathan Angulu as the acting director-general of the NASRDA.
The announcement was made on Tuesday, July 2 through a statement signed in Abuja by NASRDA’s head, media and corporate communications, Felix Ale.
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