Buhari Rejects Peace Corps Bill

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the proposed Peace Corps of Nigeria establishment bill.

The president conveyed his rejection of the bill in a letter read during plenary on Tuesday by Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house.
The national assembly passed the bill in 2015, after a prolonged battle involving the organization and the nation’s security agencies.
Buhari cited security concerns and financial burden of funding the organization by the government as his reasons for rejection of the bill.

February 27, 2018