The
Senate has stepped down the bill to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps,
after lawmakers opposed its passage during the plenary on Tuesday.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki
Followed the presentation of the committee on the Peace Corps bill
chaired by Senator Bayero Nafada on Tuesday, the Senate stepped down the
bill to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps, after lawmakers opposed its
passage.
According to Premium Times, rather than take votes for the bill’s
passage for a third reading, senators, including deputy senate
president, Ike Ekweremadu, and minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, argued
against its passage.
They cited the lawsuit involving the head of the peace corps and the police.
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