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Nigerian federal lawmakers in the Senate have finally trashed the controversial National Water Resources Bill pushed by the former President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government. The senators rejected the bill on Tuesday after it was listed for concurrence on the order paper for consideration and passage. Recall that Buhari had in 2017 presented the bill to the Senate and the House of Representatives seeking to transfer the control of water resources from all the states of the federation to the Federal Government.
On Tuesday, the Senate rejected the contentious National Water Resources Bill, 2023. This bill, previously presented by former President Muhammadu Buhari