Ebun Francis|| Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Acting President Wednesday declined to sign into law four bills forwarded to the executive by the national assembly for assent.
The decision of the Acting President was contained in a letter read on the floor of the senate by Bukola Saraki on Wednesday.
The bills are – Dangerous Drug Amendment Bill, 2016; National Lottery Bill, 2016; Currency Conversion Freezing Order Amendment Bill, 2016, and Agricultural Credit Scheme Bill, 2016.
Prof. Osinbajo said in the letter that assent to some of the bills was withheld due to “concerns regarding words and phrases, and the spirit behind the amendment”, and due to “the existence of pending legal issue”.