PRESIDENT TINUBU REJECTS TWO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLS OVER CONSTITUTIONAL FLAWS

President BOLA TINUBU has declined assent to two bills passed by the National Assembly, citing constitutional concerns and drafting defects that must be corrected before the proposed legislation can become law.

The Senate was informed of the President’s decision on the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria Bill, through two separate letters read on the floor of the chamber by Senate President GODSWILL AKPABIO.

In both letters, President TINUBU said he withheld assent in line with Section 58(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which empowers the President to decline assent to bills and return them to the National Assembly with observations for reconsideration.

On the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (Amendment) Bill, President TINUBU said the proposed legislation contained structural and drafting deficiencies that required correction, while he also declined assent to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria Bill on the grounds that some of its provisions sought to grant the institute powers beyond its statutory mandate.