Turaki Hassan, spokesman of
Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, has dismissed the claim
of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo that the disability bill is yet to be
transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.
Speaking at The Candidates, an
interactive programme on the elections, Osinbajo had insinuated that the
federal lawmakers were delaying passage of the bill.
Kadaria Ahmed, the anchor, had told
Buhari that “they (lawmakers) returned it (the bill) to you,” but Osinbanjo cut
in, denying the claim.
He added: “Even as of Wednesday,
there was a demonstration in front of the national assembly where they were
saying that they were giving the national assembly seven days to transmit the
bill to us; to the presidency.”
But Hassan said the national
assembly transmitted the bill to Buhari
in December 2018.
He tweeted a copy of the letter
dated December 14, adding that the bill was transmitted on the same day.
The letter read: “In consonance
with the provisions of the Acts Authentication Act Cap, A2. Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria, 2004, I wish with due respect to to forward to Your
Excellency, the authenticated copies of Discrimination Against Persons with
Disabilities (Prohibition) Bill, 2018 for your consideration and assent.
“After Your Excellency’s assent,
one copy of the signed Bill should be retained in your office while the other
two are to be returned for our further action, please.”
Contrary to denials, @nassnigeria did transmit the Discrimination Against Persons with #Disabilities (Prohibition) Bill 2018 to @NGRPresident @MBuhari on December 18, 2018 cc: @bukolasaraki @YakubDogara pic.twitter.com/EwXx2cg5r1— Turaki Hassan (@Turakies) 20 January 2019
Femi Adesina, Buhari’s spokesman,
declined to comment, saying he cannot join issues with the speaker.
“You want me to join issues with
the speaker? No, no, I can’t,” he said.
Laolu Akande, Osinbajo’s
spokesman, was also contacted but he neither answered his calls nor replied a
text message sent.
The bill seeks to provide better
welfare and end discrimination against persons with disability in the country.
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