21 Nov Lawan: Amended constitution, Electoral Act, PIB ready 2021
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, assured on Friday that the National Assembly is working to deliver the 2021 Appropriation Bill by December, 2020 and pass the PIB and amended constitution in 2021.
He spoke at a retreat for top management staff of the National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission.
He explained, “The PIB is one of the most essential legislations that we have to have in this country. We intend to pass it by the grace of God before the end of the second quarter of next year.
“We will take our time because this is a very delicate and sensitive piece of legislation. We will take our time to ensure that what comes out of the National Assembly in the PIB is a product of legislation that will ensure that Nigeria earns its revenues from this industry as it should.
“The bill will also support our business people, the oil companies that are investing and in fact retain and encourage new ones to come to Nigeria to invest.”
He added, “So it has to be a win-win for all of us. We will not be selfish as a country, trying to take everything. No. Oil is like water now. Almost every country now has oil. So if you don’t provide a competitive environment in Nigeria, oil companies will have no difficulty relocating to other countries.”
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