President Buhari today signed the Endangered Species
Control Bill into law. The Senior Special Assistant to the
President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita
Enang, made this known today in Abuja while briefing State
House correspondents.
Sen. Enang said the Act was one of the 10 bills forwarded to
the president by the National Assembly, and that with the
approval, President Buhari had completed work on all the bills
sent to him for his consent.
The Endangered Species Control bill is to discourage
trafficking in endangered species and also to encourage the
culture of the preservation of endangered species.
With this bill, there will be an increase in penalties for
violations of the provisions in line with today’s realities.
