The National Assembly has forwarded the harmonised version of the Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill after passage by both the Senate and the House of Representatives to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.
It was gathered on Thursday that the transmission of the bill for Presidential assent was done by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Magaji Tambuwal, on Wednesday, via a letter written to that effect.
The letter, according to a highly placed source in the National Assembly, was written on the letterhead of the clerk, dated 12th April 2023 and directly addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Three copies of the authenticated copies of the bills, the source added, were forwarded to the President for assent, one of which is expected to be retained by him and the other two, sent back to the National Assembly for further action.
In line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, President Buhari is expected to assent to the bill on or before 11th May 2023 when the 30-day window, given for such important action, must have been exploited.
The existing Peace Corps of Nigeria has been operating on a template of volunteerism over the years. Once the bill is assented to by the President, the corps becomes a Federal Government-owned and funded agency under the new name of the Nigeria Peace Corps.
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