ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld assent to Radiographers Registration Bill passed and transmitted to him by the National Assembly in May this year.
The President in separate letters forwarded to both chambers of the National Assembly, stated reasons for refusing assent to the bill thus:
” Pursuant to section 68 (4) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, I hereby convey to the senate my decision on the 26th June 2018 to decline the presidential assent to the Radiographers Registration Amendment Bill recently passed by the National Assembly.
“This is due to the expansion of the scope of persons covered by the bill which we are concerned would create disharmony in the health sector between radiographers and radiologists who are regulated separately.
“I also note that there is a minor error in section 2 (a) of the amendment bill where the word substituting is misspelt as substitituting.
“Please accept, distinguished Senate President, the assurances of my highest consideration”.
