The Senate on Wednesday turned down a Bill for an Act to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow persons of African origin to acquire Nigerian citizenship for the purpose of re-integration and development. It also rejected a Bill for an Act to phase out petrol vehicles in 2035 and introduce electric cars. The two bills were sponsored by Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, PDP-Bayelsa East, but unanimously rejected by his colleagues during plenary. According to the Senate, it will be impossible for the government to mandate Nigerians to stop the use of petrol vehicles and automatically embrace electric ones. Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who presided over the session said that Nigerians need no law to switch from petrol vehicles to electric ones and therefore ruled against the bill.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 17, 2019 20:03 UTC