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Tinubu Quietly Deletes Post After Nigerians Mock ‘Brillion’ Blunder

Tinubu Declines Assent for Two NASS Bills over Contradictions

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October 8, 2025
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President Bola Tinubu has withheld assent to two recently passed bills from the National Assembly, warning that certain provisions could weaken fiscal discipline, conflict with existing laws, and set dangerous precedents in public finance management.

This was disclosed in letters from the President read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary session.

The rejected bills are the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (Establishment) Bill, 2025, and the National Library Trust Fund (Establishment, etc.) Amendment Bill, 2025.

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While acknowledging their broad objectives, Tinubu said several clauses were inconsistent with federal fiscal and administrative principles.

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Regarding the Transport Technology Bill, the President faulted provisions introducing new levies, unregulated borrowing, and investment of public funds in securities—actions he warned could create opaque revenue streams and potential misuse.

He specifically cited Section 18(4a), which proposed that the institute be funded through “one per cent of the freight on every import and export,” warning that such a levy, introduced without Federal Executive Council approval, would overburden trade and bypass the national budgetary process.

Tinubu also objected to Section 20, which empowered the institute to borrow up to ₦50 million without presidential consent, describing it as “a loophole that could enable repeated borrowing below the threshold to evade oversight.”

Sections 21 and 23, which allowed the institute to invest government-appropriated funds, were equally described as “fiscally dangerous.”

“These provisions, if allowed, would not only undermine fiscal discipline but also create opportunities for financial abuse. For these reasons, I withhold my assent to the bill,” Tinubu wrote.

In a separate letter rejecting the National Library Trust Fund Amendment Bill, the President said that although the bill’s intentions were laudable, several sections clashed with existing federal laws and policy frameworks.

He cited provisions on agency funding, taxation of national entities, staff remuneration, and tenure or age limits as potentially “unsustainable and against the public interest.”

“For these reasons, I cannot grant presidential assent to the bill in its present form. I urge the Senate to revisit and address the identified issues,” the letter read.

After reading both correspondences, Akpabio commended Tinubu’s “diligence in reviewing every legislation” and directed relevant committees to rework the affected bills for further legislative action.

“This demonstrates the seriousness with which Mr. President is reviewing every legislation we pass. It is now our responsibility to carefully address the issues he has raised,” Akpabio said.

The Senate subsequently referred the Transport Technology Bill to the Committee of the Whole and the Library Trust Fund Amendment Bill to the Committees on Special Duties and Establishment and Public Service Matters for further scrutiny.

The withholding of assent to the proposed legislations signals yet another example of the executive’s heightened scrutiny of parliamentary outputs under the current administration.

The rejection underscores Tinubu’s focus on strengthening fiscal control and aligning legislative proposals with his Renewed Hope government’s broader economic reform agenda.

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