President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law two important bills passed by the National Assembly thereby making them become part of the Laws of the Federation.
The Climate Change Act owes its origin to a bill sponsored by a member of the House of Representatives, Sam Onuigbo, and provides for, among other things, the mainstreaming of climate change actions and the establishment of a National Council on Climate Change.
It also paves the way for environmental and economic accounting and a push for a net-zero emission deadline plan in the country. The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Amendment, Act amends the AMCON Act No.4, 2010. This, in effect, will help AMCON make recoveries and for debtors to fulfill their commitments to banks.
In another development, President Muhammadu Buhari says Federal Government will allow the system to exhaust itself, and will, therefore, wait for pronouncements from state governments that set up panels to probe police brutality in the country.
The president spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State.
On the recent removal of Nigeria from the watch list of countries violating religious freedom, which Blinken said was based on facts, Buhari expressed the country’s appreciation, noting that there was freedom of worship in Nigeria, and no one is discriminated against on the basis of his or her faith.
The US diplomat’s visit comes on the heels of Nigeria’s removal from a US blacklist of nations that violate religious freedom.
The President equally appreciated the US for allowing Nigeria to procure military hardware to fight terrorism in the country, and for the training given to the Nigerian military.
On the development of democratic ethos, President Buhari said Nigeria has adopted the American model, with its term limits.
He appreciated the contributions of President Buhari to the protection of the climate, particularly his presence and contributions at the recent COP26 climate conference held in Glasgow, Scotland.
Blinken however, described the report of the EndSARS probe panel as democracy in action, stressing that America equally had its own police brutality, and hoping that necessary reforms would be made.
Chidozie Chima | August 29, 2024
