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President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the Ajaokuta Steel Company Completion Fund bill sent to him by the National Assembly (NASS).
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports President Buhari also rejected six other bills sent to him by the NASS.
The other bills are the Chartered Institute of Training and Development of Nigeria Bill, 2018; Nigeria Aeronautical Research and Rescue Bill, 2018, and the National Institute of Credit Administration Bill, 2018.
Others are the National Housing Fund Bill, 2018; Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Bill, 2018, and the National Bio-technology Development Agency Bill, 2018.
Buhari announced his decision to withhold assent to the bills via a letter read by Senate President Bukola Saraki during Senate plenary on Tuesday.
He gave various reasons for rejecting the bills, as contained in the letter read during the plenary session.
The development brings to 20, the number of bills Buhari has rejected in 2019.