President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to eight bills from different sectors of the economy passed by the National Assembly.
This was disclosed by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly matters, Ita Enang who said the President signed the bills on Tuesday.
The bills include: The National judicial institute amendment act 2016; Advertising practitioners registration amendment act 2016; Utilities charges commission amendment act 2016; Quantity surveyors registration amendment act 2016.
Others include the Small and medium scale industries development agency amendment act 2016; Treaty to establish African economic community relating to the pan African parliament (accession and jurisdiction) amendment act 2016; University of abuja amendment act 2016 and the Chartered institute of stockbrokers amendment act 2016.
Enang told journalists at the presidential villa that the bills were passed by the National Assembly and transmitted to the President for assent and “Mr. President today assented to it today and have automatically become law”.
