By Gift Chapi Odekina
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep Samuel Onuigbo (APC-Abia) has said that a bill for an act for themainstreaming of climate change action that would give it a legalframework is awaiting concurrence at the Senate.
Onuigbo, who sponsored the bill said this while briefing newsmen onTuesday in Abuja, that the bill would get the President assent.
Onuigbo said that he was assured that unlike in the 8th senate whenthe President could not assent due to disagreement, this time it wouldbe assented having ironed out the grey areas.
He said that the objective of the bill was to ensure that Nigeria hada legal framework that would help coordinate her efforts at ClimateChange mitigation and adaptation.
He said that although the bill was passed by the 8th National Assemblyand duly transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari, but was declinedassent due to a number of reasons.
“I am happy that on July 6, during the Committee of the Whole at theHouse of Representatives, our report was considered and adopted.
He said that the bill was passed by the House and would now betransmitted to the Senate for concurrence.
Onuigbo said that the lawmakers were awareness of the danger ofclimate change, adding that this motivated him to sponsor the ClimateChange Bill in the 8th Assembly.
According to him, the objective was to ensure that Nigeria has a legalframework that will help coordinate her efforts at Climate Changemitigation and adaptation.
He said that as an important arm of Government, it was the duty of theLegislators to make laws that would help the executive realise itsgoals and its promises to the people.
He added that the bill was part of its contribution to aid thePresident, and the government to achieve its goal and promise offighting Climate Change.
