President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to a bill seeking the establishment of Nigeria Maritime University in Okerenkoko Delta State.

The decision was conveyed to the Senate in a letter on Thursday.

Mr Buhari stated the excessive proposed source of funding for the institution as the major reason for his decline.

“I am declining my assent to the bill because the funding provisions are grossly excessive and will disrupt the operation of a number of government agencies and institutions,” the letter reads.

Similarly, the president in another letter informed the lawmakers he would not assent to the Institute of Chartered Biochemist and Molecular Biologist Bill.

The letter reads, “Pursuant to Section 58 (4) of the 1999 constitution as amended, I hereby convey to the Senate my decision on 25th May 2019 to decline presidential assent to the Institute of Chartered Biochemist and Molecular Biologist Bill 2019. I am declining my assent to the bill because of:

a. There is already an existing chartered institute biochemist of Nigeria established pursuant to CAP 1(12) laws of the federation of Nigeria which has a similar mandate and function to the proposed Chartered Biochemist and Molecular Biologist



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As usual

Even in the next level?

Wonder where the 20m jobs will come from.

I am sure it will be easier for us to get -20m jobs even within a year that +10m in the next level

Too many universities already, no jobs. I support buhari on this one

While Rotimi Amaechi has given the president the impetus by his refusal to even allow a feasibility study of the Maritime University, the idiot went ahead to plant a Transport University in Buhari's home town of Daura.

After Buhari wards/aides/cronies have hijacked the CCRCC Railway Scholarship he will still not give a hoot about a needful Maritime Univ.in Delta State.Yet Buhari said there is unity in diversity.You see foolishness?

but building rail tracks n stations into niger republic and spending billions looking for non existent oil in deserts will not disrupt any government functions...


kwantinue,....all na next levo

dingbang:
Too many universities already, no jobs. I support buhari on this one

He didn’t withhold assent because there are too many universities already. He refused to sign the bill because of the excessive funding provisions which will affect the operations of other government agencies and institutions. I have not seen the details of the bill but from previous bills passed by the 8th assembly, I can bet the bill attempts to charge various agencies in the maritime sector about 1-5% of annual revenue as contribution to the university.

The National Assembly by now should have learnt that Buhari will not sign any bill that attempts to create a rent seeking institution. 21st century universities should be designed in such a way as to be self funding and not to be rent seeking.

Which assent again? Maritime university has long taken off na

GEJ started this project, Ameachi is the problem, he was Angry GEJ didn't approved the one in Rivers and so he has been misinforming Buhari regarding the funding of the project... It will help Nigerians if it's fully established

Amaechi is a monster, that guy is ready to kill off his own people just to look good to his paymaster. The East must be wary of him and ensure that when Buhari goes, Rotimi is never allowed to come near position where he can determine the fate of people in that region.

Our education sector needs total reformation. Rather than adding more institutions, upgrade the existing ones to the word standard. It is not by number, it is by quality.

Dullardic failure called Buhari

Otunyaaas....

we don't need more institution's for Christ sake..
the one we already have we never maintain am finish they still want to build more

Not bad. Resources management control. Nice one from baba!


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But if na Islamic Maritime University, he ll approve.

Tribal govt

Yahoo yahoo man

K

seunmsg:


He didn’t withhold assent because there are too many universities already. He refused to sign the bill because of the excessive funding provisions which will affect the operations of other government agencies and institutions. I have not seen the details of the bill but from previous bills passed by the 8th assembly, I can bet the bill attempts to charge various agencies in the maritime sector about 1-5% of annual revenue as contribution to the university.

The National Assembly by now should have learnt that Buhari will not sign any bill that attempts to create a rent seeking institution. 21st century universities should be designed in such a way as to be self funding and not to be rent seeking.

You never cease to amaze everyone on this forum with your level of bigotry.

Have you tried to weigh the benefit of such an institution against the supposed attendant cost. The maritime sector is a very huge income generating sector that has not been scratched by the Nigerian government and this university will generate the skilled labour that can help us to do that and yes, globally universities can be self-funding, that is if they are up and running and in this case, it requires government funding to do so before it can source it's own funds. They can source for ₦100 billion to pay Fulani herdsmen but cannot do so to invest in education.

By the way, education is a huge capital investment and no serious government shies away from it, except an unserious one like Buhari's government.

dingbang:
Too many universities already, no jobs. I support buhari on this one

Its pure nonsensE.The money should be use to fund those we have already

Pls o, are President Buhari's Cows using Condoms? They have remained 150 for over 10 years

normal levels

What has amaechi done for his people in four years?

hmmm, because the university isn't in Kano or Katsina. Amechi see your life?

dingbang:
Too many universities already, no jobs. I support buhari on this one

but he approved the one in daura

I see people blaming Amaechi upandan...my question is...

Is this not the same university that was built on a controversial expanse of land? Government should settle dispute amicably rather than prolong the inevitable. The land in question was acquired illegally by the federal government (GEJ) through the state government (Uduaghan) to build this university on a controversial land. Controversial because the Itsekiris own the land originally but the Ijaws forcefully took control of it during the Crisis.