The house of representatives has re-introduced a bill seeking to
establish the Nigerian Peace Corps organisation.
Also re-introduced during plenary on Wednesday is the bill
seeking to reorder the sequence of elections.
The house had earlier passed the two bills but President
Muhammadu Buhari witheld his assent to them.
While he faulted that of electoral act amendment as infringing
on the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC), he cited the duplication of roles (of other agencies) and
lack of funds as his reasons for rejecting the Peace Corps
bill.
The president’s decision did not go down well with the
lawmakers.
While the lawmakers said they will override the president on the
Peace Corps bill, they resolved to amend two of the three areas
Buhari faulted in the electoral amendment bill.
Some other bills which were re-introduced for passage into law
include the bill for an act to establish the Chartered Institute of
Treasury Management, a bill for an act to establish the Nigerian
Council for Social Works, a bill for an act to amend the currency
conversion, freezing orders act to give discretionary powers to the
judge of high court to order for forfeiture of assets of affected
persons, and a bill for an act to establish the police procurement
fund.
Others are a bill for an act to amend the environmental health
officers council registration act, a bill for an act to establish
the Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management of Nigeria, a
bill for an act to establish the Chartered Institute of Public
Management of Nigeria.
Also included are a bill for an act to establish the Chartered
Institute of Exports and Community Brokers of Nigeria and a bill
for an act to establish the Federal University, Wukari.
TheCable understands that some lawmakers in the lower
legislative chamber are in support of Buhari’s rejection of the
Peace Corps bill.
A legislative source told TheCable that while these lawmakers
are “not courageous” to declare in the open that they support the
bill’s rejection, they are mobilising to vote against it when the
time comes for its passage.
“It (passage of the bill) is not going to be easy. Contrary to
what many think, getting a two-third majority vote on the bill will
be very tough,” the source said.
The house of representatives has re-introduced a bill seeking to
establish the Nigerian Peace Corps organisation.
Also re-introduced during plenary on Wednesday is the bill
seeking to reorder the sequence of elections.
The house had earlier passed the two bills but President
Muhammadu Buhari witheld his assent to them.
While he faulted that of electoral act amendment as infringing
on the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC), he cited the duplication of roles (of other agencies) and
lack of funds as his reasons for rejecting the Peace Corps
bill.
The president’s decision did not go down well with the
lawmakers.
While the lawmakers said they will override the president on the
Peace Corps bill, they resolved to amend two of the three areas
Buhari faulted in the electoral amendment bill.
Some other bills which were re-introduced for passage into law
include the bill for an act to establish the Chartered Institute of
Treasury Management, a bill for an act to establish the Nigerian
Council for Social Works, a bill for an act to amend the currency
conversion, freezing orders act to give discretionary powers to the
judge of high court to order for forfeiture of assets of affected
persons, and a bill for an act to establish the police procurement
fund.
Others are a bill for an act to amend the environmental health
officers council registration act, a bill for an act to establish
the Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management of Nigeria, a
bill for an act to establish the Chartered Institute of Public
Management of Nigeria.
Also included are a bill for an act to establish the Chartered
Institute of Exports and Community Brokers of Nigeria and a bill
for an act to establish the Federal University, Wukari.
TheCable understands that some lawmakers in the lower
legislative chamber are in support of Buhari’s rejection of the
Peace Corps bill.
A legislative source told TheCable that while these lawmakers
are “not courageous” to declare in the open that they support the
bill’s rejection, they are mobilising to vote against it when the
time comes for its passage.
“It (passage of the bill) is not going to be easy. Contrary to
what many think, getting a two-third majority vote on the bill will
be very tough,” the source said.