Senator Muhammad Bima from Niger State has introduced a bill seeking to ban the importation of generators in the country.
The bill titled ‘Generating Set (Prohibition/Ban) Bill, 2020’ was first read before the Senate on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, another bill to alter the Constitution to provide financial and administrative autonomy for local government councils has passed second reading in the Senate.
The bill sponsored by Senator Ahmad Keita is one of nine other bills for the amendment of the 1999 Constitution presently before the lawmakers.
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Other bills that scaled second reading on Wednesday included the Immunity for Federal Lawmakers for Words Spoken at Plenary and a bill to prevent the Federal High Court from entertaining pre-election disputes.
The Senate, however, did not throw the bills open for debate before referring them to its Committee on Constitution Amendment for further legislative action.
Meanwhile, Nigerians have reacted on the bill seeking to ban the importation of generators in the country.
The bill titled ‘Generating Set (Prohibition/Ban) Bill, 2020’ was first read before the Senate on Wednesday and prescribes a minimum of 10 years imprisonment for anyone selling generators.
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Nigerians on Twitter believe the bill is ill-timed and that the concern should be fixing epileptic power supply in the country.
See Reactions below:
They want to ban generators??? Loool. This people will just wake up one morning and just look for ways to continue to make life difficult for Nigerians shaaa. This is just very sad.
— Deaconess Ada🌺✨🦋 (@Uyoyoghene_) March 11, 2020
This will only create a black market for generator.
If electricity is fixed in Nigeria, who will buy generator.
Waste of Bill https://t.co/OFUZqZQz4I
— Hamma (@HAHayatu) March 11, 2020
Some of our lawmakers are doing very hard drugs, you can’t be doing just hard drugs and propose a bill to ban generator in a country like Nigeria where we have one of the most terrible power supply in the world.
— Olúyẹmí Fásípè AICMC (@YemieFash) March 11, 2020
Is this generator ban bill not a ploy to distract us from the obnoxious SM gag bíll or other obnoxious bills under consideration? pic.twitter.com/MRjLdXqpob
— Mr. 'Dipo (@edoyakulo) March 11, 2020
They just must prove that they are against the people. We are ready for them all. #EndImpunity https://t.co/mXPJ0mX7H1
— SEGA L'éveilleur® (@segalink) March 11, 2020
Senate set to ban Generators.
We wanted hardships right?..We've found it.
Techies how far with your 2015 decisions?
— fred4U (@frediecruze) March 11, 2020
BREAKING: Senate bill seeking ban Of generator Importation and sale, passes first reading, proposes 10-year jail term for offenders.
Good idea but wrong implementation….Putting the cart before the horse.
— Mo-Mo (@Morris_Monye) March 11, 2020
You no do light, you wan ban generator. Aye yin ti ya danu!
— H R H 👑 (@RoyalKingUsman) March 11, 2020
You no do light, you wan ban generator. Aye yin ti ya danu!
— H R H 👑 (@RoyalKingUsman) March 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/Mudraaah/status/1237737527185989644
@NGRSenate @DrAhmadLawan this is easily the stupidest Bill ever. Do you think Nigerians use generators by choice? Provide stable power and see how sales & importation of generators wld die a natural death. You don't kill a tree by cutting its leaves. You uproot it! #StablePower https://t.co/2QagShA82L
— GoodBadBoy (@GoodBadBoy01) March 11, 2020
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