Delay in deliberations of Petroleum Industry Bill
By Modupe Shodeinde
The National Assembly has shifted deliberations on the Petroleum Industry Bill to the first quarter of 2021.
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, told this to journalist at the Joint Executive Legislature Leadership Retreat in Abuja.
He explained that the National Assembly declared the need to work on the 2021 Appropriation Bill. This, he said, was a reason why the PIB had to be shifted to next year.
“What the National Assembly has told us in our engagement with them is that the PIB, which is a very important piece of law, is coming at a time when they will be considering the Appropriation Bill,” he said
“They have to focus on the Appropriation Bill at this time. I think that is going to delay deliberations on the PIB till the first quarter of next year,” he added.
The Minister pointed out that this Appropriation Bill would be passed before the first of January.
