President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday 20th March 2019, has rejected five (5) bills transmitted to him by the National Assembly. The bills which are the Nigerian Film Commission bill, Immigration Amendment bill 2018, Climate Change bill 2018, Chartered Institute of Pension Practitioners bill 2018 and Digital Rights and Freedom bill.
The President made his decision known to the Senate through five letters which were read during plenary by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
The President in his letters stated that the reasons why he declined to assent to the bills in question. One of the reason is the conflict and duplication of duties of existing government agencies, their destructive nature and their lack of clarity.
Another reason, especially that of Digital Rights and Freedom Bill, 2018, President Buhari said the bill covers too many technical subjects and “fails to address any of them extensively”.
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