VANGUARD The staff of the Committee told VANGUARD that “The Bill (National Water Resources Bill), has now been gazetted to be presented again”, he said. He also disclosed that “The Northern caucuses of the House and the Senate, herdsmen groups…
THE GUARDIAN The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have condemned plans by some members of the House of Representatives to reintroduce the National…
THE SUN The Ijaw ethnic nationality has opposed the Water Resources Bill currently before the National Assembly. Ijaw leaders under the aegis of Ijaw Nation Development Group (INDG) said the bill was aimed at further distorting Nigeria’s federalism. The leaders,…
THE GUARDIAN Following its earlier condemnation by different groups and individuals, the Ijaw Nations Development Group (INDG) has condemned the reintroduction of the National Water Resources Bill in the National Assembly, vowing to resist it vehemently. The INDG described the…
THE CITIZEN Governors have resolved to review the contentious Water Resources Bill to present a common position to the Federal Government. The contentious bill has continued to generate controversy as some prominent socio-cultural groups have rejected it. The bill intends to…
THE SUN Elder–in-council of the Igbo socio cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has rejected the Water Resources Bill being clamoured by some members of the National Assembly. Chairman of the elders’ council, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, while briefing Daily Sun in Owerri, said…
THIS DAY Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Water Resources, Hon. Sada Soli, has played down the opposition to the reintroduced Water Resources Bill, saying it won’t change the determination of the legislature to pass it. He also criticised opponents…
THIS DAY A member of the National Assembly, Senator Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf, has expressed his opposition to the re-introduction of the National Water Resources Bill in the federal parliament. Yusuf, who spoke at the weekend in Abuja, however supported the…