The bill is aimed at stemming the criminal act of kidnapping for ransom, argues Dennis Mackenzie
Since last week when the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021 scaled through second reading in the Senate, a number of Nigerians have been unsettled by aspects of the proposed law. The sponsor of the bill, Senator Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi (PDP Imo State) and the entire Senate have come under some scathing criticisms on account of the bill.
The bill, for the avoidance of doubt, was first introduced on the floor of the Senate on 10th March, 2021. It seeks to amend the Terrorism Prevention Act, 2013 to outlaw the payment of ransom to abductors, kidnappers and terrorists for the release of any person who has been wrongly confined, imprisoned or kidnapped, and other related matters. Specifically, the bill seeks to substitute section 14 of the principal Act to read thus: “Anyone who transfers funds, makes payment or colludes with an abductor, kidnapper or terrorist to receive any ran
fall of next year. it is an eir and eis. if work were to begin, one question i would have is, what with the impact in terms of canada and the america s cup? scheduling the america s cup? would that be calculated in the phasing of the work? the first phase of construction would begin in 2014, although that is not a hard date. any other questions or comments? thank you, dan. item nine b 9b. informational presentation on the lease and development of seawall lot 337 and pier 48 bounded by china basin channel, third street, mission rock street, and san francisco bay. good afternoon, madam president, commissioners. port project manager for the sea wall lot 337 development project coming here and provide an update on our project to move from years ago rfq/rfp process to a recently approved exclusive negotiation agreement to meet the benchmark requirements as outlined in the agreement. last september, the port entered into a mixed use development agreement with the 16-a
settings aside for portions of the edges for public access purposes. some quick sketches for the possibilities of this promenade, the kinds of used to treasure island, your bobwhite island, bringing people to this portion of the ferry plaza. and again, looking to the south, the bay bridge, the opportunity that are created for sitting, of viewing, interpreted information, for the ferry terminal expansion. lastly, as we create this additional space that we need for circulation and for emergency response, we also have the opportunity on other occasions to use it for a variety of formal and informal functions, even for a potential expansion of the farmers market. all of those are still under consideration. also, there are opportunities for creating a more pleasant environment and a more civic- kind of space without losing any of the flexibility for both the functional requirements of very access ferry access, and emergency response, as well as other activities. in the end, all
perimeter access next to golden gate, fplp, ferry building, along the bay that would be for pedestrian purposes. then on weekend days, certainly, both the east ferry plaza promenade, and south promenade, would become significant connections that would enhance. these sections are small, but in your materials, it shows settings aside for portions of the edges for public access purposes. some quick sketches for the possibilities of this promenade, the kinds of used to treasure island, your bobwhite island, bringing people to this portion of the ferry plaza. and again, looking to the south, the bay bridge, the opportunity that are created for sitting, of viewing, interpreted information, for the ferry terminal expansion. lastly, as we create this additional space that we need for circulation and for emergency response, we also have the opportunity on other occasions to use it for a variety of formal and informal functions, even for a potential expansion of the farmers market. al