The bill, if signed into law, would give statutory backing to the existing Peace Corps of Nigeria, which currently has over 187,000 members, comprising regular staff and volunteers.
The bill was first read about a year ago on Tuesday, 17th December, 2019.
Leading debate on the bill, Senator Ndume said; “the core mandate being sought by the Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill is to develop, empower, and provide gainful employment for the youth to facilitate peace, volunteerism, community services, neighbourhood watch, nation-building.”
The lawmaker added that the piece of legislation, when passed into law, would give statutory backing to the existing Peace Corps of Nigeria, which according to Ndume, currently has over 187,000 members comprising of regular staff and volunteers with well-structures network of branches in 36 States of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory.