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Sunday, 19 February 2017

OSINBAJO signs seven bills in less than a month as acting Nigeria president.

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In less than a month he functioned as Nigeria’s Acting President, following the medical vacation of President Muhammadu Buhari in London, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has signed seven bills into law.
This was disclosed in a statement the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, released on Saturday in Abuja.
The statement listed the bills passed by the National Assembly and signed by Osinbajo as Acting President to include Pension Rights of Judges (Amendment) Act, 2017; Oaths (Amendment) Act, 2017; De fence Space Administration Act, 2017; Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act, 2017.
Others are National Film and Video Censors Board (Amendment) Act, 2017; Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (Establishment, etc.) Act, 2017 and Mortgage Institutions (Amendment) Act, 2016.
According to Enang, “The Acts, other than the Defence Space Administration Act and the Institute of Soil Science Act are mainly amendments to the principal Acts intended to bring the Acts in conformity with current realities.
“The Oaths Amendment Act specifically enlists courts which were not in existence at the time the Oaths Act was made and which came into being upon amendment of the Constitution creating courts such as the Federal High Court, F.C.T High Court and National Industrial Court, among others named in the Amendment Act.
“Defence Space Administration Act establishes the Defence Space Administration, to develop satellite technology and ensure security of the nation’s cyber activities.
“Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act reduces the membership of the Veterinary Council.
“National Film and Video Censors Board (Amendment) Act reduces the membership of the Governing Board and empowers the Board to regulate the import and export of movies.
 " should he remain as president "?, this is the question Nigerians ask.

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