Peace Corps Bill: Hope as Buharis Emir wades in
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speaking earlier the peace corps boss said the corps has not breached any known provisions of the laws of the land to warrant the constant harassment it has been suffering in the hands of some security agencies1 the emir of daura his royal highness alhaji dr umar farouk umar has appealed to president muhammadu buhari to kindly reconsider his decision on thenigerian peace corps establishment bill1 president buhari had on the 27th february 2018 transmitted to the national assembly his decision to withhold assent to the bill giving paucity of funds and duplication of duties of existing security agencies as reasons1 addressing a delegation of officers of the corps led by its national commandant amb. dickson akoh he said that as a father he would look into the demands of the corps with the hope that the bill will see the light of day1 he commended the organization for its doggedness conducting itself peacefully and resorting to rule of law and advocacy in pursuing its goals1 when the nigerian peace corps bill becomes law it would serve as a platform for providing massive job opportunities for the nigerian youths and creating the desired peaceful atmosphere against the prevailing height of insecurity in nigeria he said1 alhaji umar is the paramount ruler of the community where president buhari hails from in katsina state1 when it became obvious that there was a grand conspiracy to misrepresent the noble intentions of the npc bill before mr. president with a view to frustrating his assent to it the corps in september 2017 formally requested for an audience with your royal highness which was graciously granted1 on getting to katsina we were told that your highness was indisposed1 if that visit with you had held and the facts of our case laid bare before you it would have averted this temporary setback1 notwithstanding now that we are with you we do know and very hopeful that you will use your good office to appeal to your son our president who we hold in high esteem to reconsider his earlier stance on this all-important bill akoh said1 the national commandant assured the emir that contrary to all negative reports against the peace corps the organization has remained steadfast in its obedience to the rule of law1 he insisted that evidence abounds that the organization was highly misrepresented before the president and prayed the president to look a second look at the corps through an independent commission of inquiry1