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BREAKING: Buhari Rejects Peace Corps Bill by Alabamagnate: 12:20pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
President Muhammadu Buhari has
rejected the proposed Peace Corps of
Nigeria establishment bill.
The president conveyed his rejection of
the bill in a letter which Yakubu Dogara,
speaker of the house of representatives,
read during plenary on Tuesday.
The national assembly passed the bill in
2017, after a prolonged battle involving
the organisation and the nation’s security
agencies.
Buhari cited security concerns and
financial burden of funding the
organisation by the government as his
reasons for rejecting the bill.
He said given “scarce government
resources”, funding the organisation will
be a financial burden on the federal
government.
The Peace Corps of Nigeria has been
involved in various controversies since the
bill came to limelight at the national
assembly.
There are litigations currently pending
before the court between Dickson Akoh,
the organisation’s commandant, and the
Nigeria police force.
The organisation’s premises has also been
cordoned off since last year by policemen,
despite a court judgement and a directive
from the house of representatives asking
the police to vacate the premises.
On Tuesday, the Akoh and Ibrahim Idris,
inspector-general of police, are expected
to appear before a house of
representatives committee investigating
the dispute between the police and the
organisation. |
Re: BREAKING: Buhari Rejects Peace Corps Bill by ERockson: 12:35pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
Buhari should have base his reason on the foundational malpractices of the peace corps body. |
Re: BREAKING: Buhari Rejects Peace Corps Bill by FarahAideed: 12:36pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
For once the Dullard has acted right but I will not be suprised his rejection is not because the peace Corp is a total waste of time but because the founder of the peace Corp is from Benue not Katsina or Kano ... To be sincere this peace Corp thing is one of the most useless things I have heard of .... The promoters of peace Corp should be made to refund 40 thousand Naira the extorted from candidates in other to employ them |
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