THE Senate, on Tuesday, rejected the controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023 after it was listed for concurrence on the order paper for consideration and passage.

Former President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2017 presented the controversial bill to both chambers of the National Assembly, which seek to transfer the control of water resources from the states to the Federal Government.

The bill sought to establish the National Council on Water Resources, Nigeria Water Resources Regulatory Commission, River Basin Development Authorities, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, and the National Water Resources Institute.

The proposed bodies, if established, were to “provide for the regulation, equitable and sustainable development, management, use and conservation of Nigeria’s surface water and groundwater resources.”

The rejection of the bill on Tuesday by the Senate put an to the controversy generated by the bill among governors and federal lawmakers majorly from the southern part of the country.

When the bill was read for concurrence on the floor of the Senate, Senator Gabriel Suswan from Benue North-West raised Order 85 of the Senate Rules, which provides that senators must have full details of the provisions of any bill coming for concurrence.

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Everybody wants to do away with anything and everything connected to Buhari. The last government was a disaster.

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THE Senate, on Tuesday, rejected the controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023 after it was listed for concurrence on the order paper for consideration and passage.

Former President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2017 presented the controversial bill to both chambers of the National Assembly, which seek to transfer the control of water resources from the states to the Federal Government.

The bill sought to establish the National Council on Water Resources, Nigeria Water Resources Regulatory Commission, River Basin Development Authorities, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, and the National Water Resources Institute.

The proposed bodies, if established, were to “provide for the regulation, equitable and sustainable development, management, use and conservation of Nigeria’s surface water and groundwater resources.”

The rejection of the bill on Tuesday by the Senate put an to the controversy generated by the bill among governors and federal lawmakers majorly from the southern part of the country.

When the bill was read for concurrence on the floor of the Senate, Senator Gabriel Suswan from Benue North-West raised Order 85 of the Senate Rules, which provides that senators must have full details of the provisions of any bill coming for concurrence.

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Good..God purnisg the useless Fulani President for attempting to dash our lands and water ways to his fellow terrorist.

Islamisation

ahaz:

Good..God purnisg the useless Fulani President for attempting to dash our lands and water ways to his fellow terrorist.

Good that they threw it out eventually but it's just a pity they wanted so much time on something that should be dead on arrival. This tells you they were just kowtowing the president all of 8years

How can the senate ever considered such a useless bill if not for being a rubberstamp stooge? The Ahmed Lawan/Gbajabiamila led NASS is just the worst.

Nobody wants to associate with anything related to Bubu the Dullard

Think all terrorists senators that have been pushing the Bill should be stone to death.

Useless and stupid parasites of endemic proportion

The Probing of Buhari and his terrorists friends that ruined Nigeria since 2015 to jmay 2023 should start immediately the next 10th national assembly is sworn in to office

Lol bunch of cowards , they couldn't do it when the devil was in power

Eyaaa baba buhari

Buhari, a big disaster!