Responding to comments during a panel session at the ongoing 11th Annual National Environment Congress by Environmental Rights Action / Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/ FoEN) in Port Harcourt, the Clerk/Deputy Director of the Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, Mr. Anthony Azubuike has explained the reason for the prolonged delay in getting to the president for assent.
“As you may know, the bill has passed the first, second and third reading, and was set to be forwarded to the president for assent. However, the legal department discovered some clauses, about 5 of them that posed a challenge; hence, the bill was returned to the two chambers for review. Then, the annual recess by the legislative arm of government further prolonged the processes. Right now, the corrections have been made and the bill is on its way to the president’s desk for assent”
Commending the sponsor of the bill, Rep. Sam Onuigbo, who is also the Chairman, House Committee on Climate Change; Mr. Azubuike called on interested parties to display a stronger participation in such process in the future. He further stressed that it is never enough to have a bill in the House; concerned parties must continually lobby and advocate until it is assented to.
All those ones na dogo turenchi; long grammar. Pay workers their salaries; living wage -even the "dying wage" them suppose earn now, some states and fed. agencies dey owe them up to a year +. Na that one be Naija problem before we talk about climate change. Apart from petroleum, how many industries we get for Naija eh?
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