'Nigerians said it when the Bill was being debated, and Nigerians are saying it again: the National Water Bill is obnoxious, ....”
“Nigerians said it when the Bill was being debated, and Nigerians are saying it again: the National Water Bill is obnoxious, anti-people and unacceptable,” Mr Anthony said.The National Water Resources Bill was first introduced into the National Assembly in 2017 by Mr Buhari.
AUPCTRE, CAPPA, and other groups had opposed the bill because of its contentious provisions. Nigeria’s Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, also condemned attempts to sneak the bill into law by the executive and legislative.Section 98 – which states that “the use of water shall be subject to licencing provisions.” Section 107 says that a licence may be cancelled if the licencee “fails to make beneficial use of the water.
Following the criticisms against the bill, the Nigeria Governors Forum said the bill will be thoroughly reviewed by the Attorney-General and Executive Council of each state before a unanimous decision is made on the bill. “It is unimaginable that even with the popular rejection of the anti-people Bill by a broad spectrum of Nigerians, the president is still bent on re-presenting it at the National Assembly.
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