House Of Reps Rejected Overriding President Buhari’ veto On Peace Corps Bill
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The House of Representatives has failed to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto over the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill.
It would be recalled that both chambers of the National Assembly had passed the Bill and transmitted it to President Buhari for assent, but the President, however, refused to assent it, citing security and paucity of funds.
The House, however, reintroduced the Bill to override the President veto, but majority of the members kicked against the Bill.
The Bill titled, “a Bill for an Act to Establish the Nigerian Peace Corps to Develop, Empower and Provide Gainful Employment for the Youth, Facilitate Peace, Volunteerism, Community Service, Neigbourhood watch and Nation-Building; and for Related Matters (Veto Override), was reintroduced by Hon. Emmanuel Orker-Jev.
Leading debate on the Bill, the lawmaker appealed to his colleagues to pass the Bill because of the benefits attached to it.
House Correspondent Linda Ike reports that the Lawmaker further disclosed benefits of the Bill to include creating jobs opportunities for the youths, which would in turn help to address the issues of kidnapping, robbering and other vices.
However in the contributions of some members in surpport of the Bill noted that the nation is under policed adding that more hands are needed to man the security of this country.
Othe Lawmakers against the bill said is a duplication of efforts, insisting that government has no money to fund it.
The lawmakers also stressed that there was no need bringing a new security outfit on board while others have not be properly funded.
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