The bills, which are aimed at
strengthening the laws of the federation, were considered and passed at a
single sitting of the senate.
The bills include the Telecommunication and postal offences act amendment bill.
National crop varieties, Livestock Breeds registration act amendment bill.
Produce (Enforcement of export standards) act amendment bill.
Prevention of crimes act amendment bill, water resources act amendment bill.
National agricultural land development authority act amendment bill.
Bee (import control and management) act amendment bill.
Agricultural and rural management training act amendment bill.
The senate president, Dr.
Abubakar Bukola saraki, speaking through his special adviser on media and
publicity, yusuph Olaniyonu, stressed the importantance of the bills to the
ending the country economic recession and stated that the bills would be
promptly forwarded to President Buhari for his signature.
The bills, which are all
primarily amendments to existing laws, are aimed at strengthening the
enforcement mechanisms in sectors of the economy that can help boost internally
generated revenue.
Major highlights of the bills
include the amendment to the telecommunications and postal offences Act, which
is aimed at increasing some of the prescribed penalties, fines and compensation
for non compliance with the act.
We will quickly forward these
bills, which have been passed by both houses of the national assembly to the
president.
This is the only a first step and
we will continue to work to ensure that at the end of the tenure, Nigerians will
see that this is a people centered national assembly, Sarak said.
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