JUST IN: Buhari rejects Peace Corps bill, cites financial implications
President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld his assent on the Peace Corps of Nigeria establishment bill passed by the National Assembly last year, according to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara.
Buhari has said the organisation is a duplication of existing security agencies and also cited financial implications amongst other reasons for his decision.
Dogara read the letter of rejection from Buhari at the plenary session today.
Many unemployed Nigerians had been anticipating the authorisation of the controversial bill, as they believed the creation of the corps would provide job opportunities.
