President Muhammadu Buhari has
declined assent to Police Fund bill, Chartered Institute of Management and
Nigeria Council of Social works bills.
A letter addressed to the Senate
President and which was read by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu,
who presided over Tuesday’s plenary stated that those bills were ambiguous,
hence, their assents would be withheld.
Buhari futher explained that
Police Fund bills has failed to stipulate sources of funds it intends to use in
funding the Police equipment, adding that the proposed funds in the said bill
belong to 37 states of the federation, the Federal Capital Territory and the
774 Local Government Areas of the country.
He said assenting to the bill
would conflict the provisions of the 1999 constitution as amended.
“The proposed funds to be used
belongs to the 36 States of the federation, the Federal Capital Territory and
774 Local Government Areas”, the President said.
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