Two bills passed by the 8th National Assembly has been assented by President Muhammdu Buhari.
While addressing journalists at a news conference in Abuja, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters (Senate) made this known on Wednesday.
The assented bills are namely; Federal University Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi State Bill and the Architects Registration Council Amendment Bill.
The assention of the president to the Federal College of Agriculture Bill would upgrade the school from a Federal College of Agriculture to Federal University of Agriculture with all powers of its status.
The assented Architects Registration Council amendment bill had increased the penalty fee of N1,000 to N500,000 and would generally enhance the architect registration process, he said.
He further stressed that the bill was also designed to enhance the council’s penalties and make the appeals from the Disciplinary Committee lie with the High Courts.
If there are some bills that were not assented, surely, reasons behind the refusal of the president to assent these bills were cogent, Enang said.
When he was asked by journalists why recently screened and confirmed ministerial nominees were yet to be inaugurated.
He said: “Mr President upon receipt of communication from the National Assembly will on a date he will fix, notify the screened and cleared nominees.”
Enag,who also responded to a question, on why the President did not attach portfolios to the nominees said the constitution did not oblige the President to do so.
He thanked the senate for its patriotic decision to extend the annual vacation and concentrate on the screening and confirmation of the nominees