Breaking: President Buhari Rejects Peace Corps Bill

Breaking: President Buhari Rejects Peace Corps Bill

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the proposed Peace Corps of Nigeria Establishment Bill.

This was contained in a letter read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara during plenary today.

The President cited security concerns and financial burden of funding the organisation by the government as reasons for rejecting the bill.

Unconfirmed source had it last week that the President had rejected the Bill.