Governors of the 36 states have resolved their Attorneys- General and Commissioners of Justice should engage in a thorough analysis of the controversial National Water Resources Bill 2020 and related provisions before taking a joint position on the issue.
According to a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, which was made available on Thursday by the NGF’s secretariat, “the minister emphasised that the basic philosophy behind the Bill is to integrate water resources management in the country by bringing all laws related to water resources management into one consolidated code.
They “resolved that the proposed Bill and other relevant laws including the River Basins Development Authorities Act 2004; the Natural Water Resources Act 2004; and the Nigeria Hydrological Resources Act 2004 will be reviewed by their Attorneys General and Executive Councils of States after which a common position of States will be presented to Water Resources Minister.
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