National News Special Report
PRESIDENT BUHARI REJECTS 17 BILLS OF 9TH ASSEMBLY, ACCENTS TO 9 (SEE LIST)
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Afnews Editor
Jul 03, 2019
Buhari, however, gave accent to nine other bills passed by
the last senate.
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The Senior Special Assistant to President (Senate), Sen. Ita
Enang disclosed this to journalists at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja.
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He 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.
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He said the current National Assembly could not take action to
override them because the law forbade the lawmakers to do so.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
