Senators vow to reject Water Resources Bill

Senators vow to reject Water Resources Bill

by Joseph Anthony
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Senators Tuesday vowed to reject a proposed Water Resources Bill when it is presented to the Senate.

The Bill which has already scaled first reading in the House of Representatives has continued to generate controversy.
There are however indications that the Bill would likely be presented to the Senate on resumption from their current break on September 15.
Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, told reporters in Abuja that even though the Bill is yet to surface on the floor of the Senate, it would not be allowed to see the light of day when it is eventually presented.
โ€œWe have not seen it in the Senate. When it comes we will reject as before,โ€ Abaribe said in a terse text message in reply to an enquiry on the Bill by a reporter in Abuja.
On her part, Senator Biodun Olujimi, said Senators would not support any Bill that may be injurious to Nigerians.
Olujimi told reporters during an interview in Abuja that Senators would stand up against any legislation capable of disrupting the fragile peace in the country.
She said: โ€œThe truth is that I am not aware of that Bill at all. However, anything that will injure our people, some of us will never be part of it.
โ€œWe will speak up against it when the time comes because nobody would be allowed to injure our people.
โ€œWe will not allow any legislation to ruin the fragile peace that we have in this country.
โ€œWe will not allow our fragile peace to be destroyed as a result of any political, personal or ethno-religious reasons.
โ€œWe wonโ€™t allow it because we are one entity and we must fight for the people of Nigeria.
โ€œThe Bill which is currently being treated at the House of Representatives would require the concurrence of the Senate and when the time comes, we wonโ€™t let it just fly like that.โ€

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