President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senate President Bukola
Saraki met behind closed on the last working day of the year.
The President also assented to Endangered Species Control
of International Trade and Traffic Amendment Act 2016, earlier passed by the
National Assembly.
This brings to 17 the total number of Acts the President
assented to in the year 2016.
The Senate President, who came at about noon, also joined
President Buhari to observe the Jumat prayer at the Villa.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on National
Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, who briefed State House
Correspondents, said the Act was one of
the 10 bills forwarded by the National Assembly to President Buhari, adding that
with this he has completed work on all the bills sent to him for assent.
“The intent of this amendment is to bring the penalty
provisions in line with economic realities and to serve as a deterrent to
people trafficking in endangered species because endangered species are the
preserve of the country.”
According to Enang, the Act is to discourage trafficking in
endangered species and will encourage the culture of the preservation of
endangered species. He added that with the assent, the President has increased
the penalties for violations of the provisions in line with today’s realities.
The President had in
November signed eight bills into law which included the Prevention of
Crime Amendment Act 2016, the National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds
(Registration) Amendment Act 2016, Telecommunications and Postal Offences
Amendment Act 2016, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority
Amendment Act 2016.
Others are the Produce Enforcement of Export Standards Amendment Act 2016, the Agricultural and
Rural Management Training Institute Amendment Act 2016, Bee Import Control
and Management Amendment Act 2016, and Water Resources Amendment Act 2016.
Source:Sun News
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