President Muhammadu Buhari has conveyed to the National Assembly his decision to say no assent to 5 bills.
Stating several reasons, Mr Buhari said he wouldn't assent to the Nigerian Film Commission bill, Immigration Amendment bill, global climate change bill, Chartered Institute of Pension Practitioners bill and also the Digital Rights and Freedom bill.
His letters of decline was read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday.
Mr Buhari said he decided to not sign the Digital Rights and Freedom bill because it “seeks to hide too many technical subjects and fails to handle any of them extensively.”
“These areas include surveillance and digital protection, lawful interception of communication, digital protection and retention etc. Which are currently the topic of varied bills pending at national assembly. We therefore suggest that the scope of the bill should be limited to the protection of right within the digital environment to scale back the challenge of duplication and legislative conflict within the future,” the letter reads further.
He mentioned several reasons he decided to not sign the Nigerian Film Commission bill.
“Section 1 (k) of the bill states that 1% of the proceeds for the tv license for the national broadcasting commission shall be paid into a fund to be controlled by the national film commission, it's conflict with section 16 (1) of the national broadcasting commission act which stipulates the aim that expenditure to be generated by NBC is also used.
Stating several reasons, Mr Buhari said he wouldn't assent to the Nigerian Film Commission bill, Immigration Amendment bill, global climate change bill, Chartered Institute of Pension Practitioners bill and also the Digital Rights and Freedom bill.
His letters of decline was read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday.
Mr Buhari said he decided to not sign the Digital Rights and Freedom bill because it “seeks to hide too many technical subjects and fails to handle any of them extensively.”
“These areas include surveillance and digital protection, lawful interception of communication, digital protection and retention etc. Which are currently the topic of varied bills pending at national assembly. We therefore suggest that the scope of the bill should be limited to the protection of right within the digital environment to scale back the challenge of duplication and legislative conflict within the future,” the letter reads further.
He mentioned several reasons he decided to not sign the Nigerian Film Commission bill.
“Section 1 (k) of the bill states that 1% of the proceeds for the tv license for the national broadcasting commission shall be paid into a fund to be controlled by the national film commission, it's conflict with section 16 (1) of the national broadcasting commission act which stipulates the aim that expenditure to be generated by NBC is also used.
“Section 7 (2) (d) of the bill proposed 5% VAT on all film related activities to the national film development fund violates section 40 of the Valued Added Tax and ensuring formula described there in because it averts funds normally distributed to states of the federation.”
The Immigration Amendment bill was denied assent “due to the concerns expressed to the retroactive effective of the provisions of 38 (5) of the bill and also the impact of the section on the convenience of doing business initiative of the national. There are concerns that if passed, the bill are destructive to Nigerians in diaspora if other countries were to reciprocate the provisions of section 38 (5) in their immigration laws.”
The global climate change bill was also not signed because “the scope and guideline of the bill replicates the function of the federal ministry of environment which is charged with mainstreaming climate responses and actions into government polices but doesn't suggest the scrapping of the ministry.
“Setting up a council as suggested by Section 2 of the bill is pricey to take care of because it amount to proliferation of presidency agencies especially when there are existing agencies already performing the proposed functions.
On the Chartered Institute of Pension Practitioners bill, Mr Buhari said he declined assent because ‘the objectives of the Chartered Institute of Pension Practitioners created by the bill are like the objectives of the Signified Pension Institute of Nigeria which is already alive and functional and this can amount to duplication of the functions of a separately constituted institute.
Concerns have also been raised in reference to the propriety of the private investigate panel in conducting criminal investigation as suggested by section 8 (1) of the bill.”
The Immigration Amendment bill was denied assent “due to the concerns expressed to the retroactive effective of the provisions of 38 (5) of the bill and also the impact of the section on the convenience of doing business initiative of the national. There are concerns that if passed, the bill are destructive to Nigerians in diaspora if other countries were to reciprocate the provisions of section 38 (5) in their immigration laws.”
The global climate change bill was also not signed because “the scope and guideline of the bill replicates the function of the federal ministry of environment which is charged with mainstreaming climate responses and actions into government polices but doesn't suggest the scrapping of the ministry.
“Setting up a council as suggested by Section 2 of the bill is pricey to take care of because it amount to proliferation of presidency agencies especially when there are existing agencies already performing the proposed functions.
On the Chartered Institute of Pension Practitioners bill, Mr Buhari said he declined assent because ‘the objectives of the Chartered Institute of Pension Practitioners created by the bill are like the objectives of the Signified Pension Institute of Nigeria which is already alive and functional and this can amount to duplication of the functions of a separately constituted institute.
Concerns have also been raised in reference to the propriety of the private investigate panel in conducting criminal investigation as suggested by section 8 (1) of the bill.”
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