Senate adopts Judiciary committee report on Peace Corps of Nigeria
The police arrested (Dr) Dickson Akoh, commandant
of peace corps of Nigeria , for extorting N40,000 from intending cadets that
wants to join the corps which made the senate
keep the bill depending and under the consideration of the Judiciary committee
to be in existence in Nigeria or not .
David Umaru, chairman of the committee on
judiciary, human rights and legal matters, asked the senate to consider the
report despite the issues surrounding the establishment of the corps. According to the presentation made by the stakeholders
and from every observations the senate committee on judiciary, human rights and
legal matters may wish to consider the conference committee report on the Peace
Corps bill 2017 adopted.
Bayero
Nafada, chairman of the conference committee, advised the senate could go ahead
since the issue between the police and Peace Corps had been resolved.
Before passing the bill, the upper legislative
chamber adopted the Judiciary conference committee report on the bill and has
been sent to the presidency for accent.
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