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Water resources bill dead in Senate – Anyanwu
An executive bill sent to the Senate last year seeking to concentrate the control of water resources under the Federal Government has died a natural death in the red chamber.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public petitions, Senator Sam Anyanwu, stated this in a telephone interview with The PUNCH correspondent on Sunday.
Anyanwu said the fact that the controversial bill was rejected by the majority of the senators when it was brought was an indication that the legislation was unpopular and had since died a natural death.
He said, “Nobody is talking of that bill again. We have moved on beyond that. It can never see the light of the day. It has died a natural death. In fact, it was dead on arrival.”
Northern senators had supported the bill and its objectives when it was presented at the chamber in May 2018 while their southern counterparts were opposed to it.
The PUNCH, January 21, 2019
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