Buhari withholds assent on Peace Corps Bill

President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to the Bill establishing the Peace Corps of Nigeria.

In a letter dated January 25, 2018 and addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the President gave reasons for declining assent on the bill.

The letter titled: Presidential decision to decline assent to Nigeria Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill, 2017 recently passed by the National Assembly reads in part:

“Pursuant to Section 58(4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 ( as amended), I hereby convey to the House of Representatives, my decision, on 25th January,2018 to decline Presidential Assent to the Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill 2017 recently passed by the National Assembly.

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“Specifically, reasons for the decision to decline assent to this Bill include amongst others:

” Security concerns regarding the proposed Nigerian Peace Corps being authorized to undertake activities currently being performed by extant security and law enforcement agencies and;

“Financial implications of funding the establishment and operations of the proposed Nigerian Peace Corps, given the scarce financial resources may pose serious challenge to the government.“

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