The full text of the letter
written by President Muhammadu Buhari to the House of Representatives,
rejecting the bill for the establishment of Peace Corps of Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on
Tuesday written the Green Chamber, stating his reason for rejecting the bill.
In the letter obtained by our
reporter, the president wrote:
“Pursue to section 68(4) of the
constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), I hereby
convey to the House of Representatives, my decision on 25, January, 2018 to
decline presidential assent to the Nigeria Peace Corps establishment bill, 2017
recently passed by the national assembly specifically, reason for the decision
to decline assent to this bill include among others:
A security concerns regarding the
proposed Nigeria Peace Corps bill being authorized to undertake activities
currently being performed by extant security and law enforcement agencies and;
“Financial implication of funding
the establishment and operations of the proposed Nigeria Peace Corps, given the
scarce financial resources may pose serious challenge to the government
“Please accept, right Honourable
Speaker the assurance of my highest consideration.”
Meanwhile, the Commandant of
Peace Corps of Nigeria, Dickson Akoh, said the rejection of the Peace Corps
bill shows there is conspiracy against the Nigerian youth.
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