President Bola Ahmed Tinubu don reject di National Assembly Library Trust Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2025, because im say di bill no follow some federal laws and policies wey dey ground.
Di president talk dis one for letter wey e send go give Speaker of di House of Representatives, and dem read am during plenary on Tuesday.
For di letter, Tinubu say even though e understand di good intention behind di bill, some parts of di bill get serious problems. E mention say di way dem wan take fund agencies under National Assembly, di tax matter, plus how dem wan pay public workers and set conditions like age and time wey person go serve, no align with wetin federal law talk.
Tinubu write say:
“Even though di bill get beta purpose, some things inside am no dey follow Nigeria government law and policy at all.”
E warn say if e sign dis kind bill as e be so, e fit scatter how things dey work already for government and e go even create wahala wey no go favour Nigerians later.
E talk say:
“If dis bill turn law like dis, e go bring example wey no go help di country at all.”
Because of all dis reasons, di president tell di House say im no go sign di bill as e be now. But e still beg dem make dem look into di matter again and fix di problems wey e don point out.
“I dey hope say House of Representatives go do di needful to correct wetin I don raise,” Tinubu talk for di end of di letter.
Di bill dey try change how dem dey manage and fund di National Assembly Library and also how legislative research go get better support.