Buhari Rejects Customs Act, Return Bill to NASS

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned the Customs and Excise Management Act amendment bill to the National Assembly after refusing to sign the bill into law.

The President returned the bill raising observations on about 24 clauses and the schedules in the bill as passed by both Chamber of the National Assembly.

The President disagreed with Clauses 4(b), 7(2), 7(3), 10(1)(a), 10(1)(b), 12, 14(1)(g), 16(3), 17(4), 18(1), 18(3), 18(6)(c), 111(3), 165(5)(a), 170(1)(a), 171, 175(1)(2), 180, 181, 184, 189, 194, 279, 181 and the Schedule.

Following the President’s refusal to sign the bill, which seeks to amend the 64-year-old Customs Act, the House rescinded its earlier decision on the clauses and committed the bill to the Committee of the whole House for reconsideration and further legislative action.