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Punch Newspapers Sections Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading, a bill seeking to give legal backing to the Nigerian Peace Corps. Another bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Hunters Council of Nigeria also scaled second reading on the floor during plenary on Tuesday. The Peace Corps bill was sponsored by Senator Ali Ndume while that of NHCN was sponsored by Senator Biodun Olujimi. Leading debate on his own bill, 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 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. ....