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HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS, ON THE SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION (MAY 2022)

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LEGISLATIVE REFORM: BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT BUHARI Under President Buhari, Nigeria has seen the most ambitious legislative programme in its history. Several landmark Bills have been passed or amended in the last seven years, including the following: – Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022 – Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, which repeals the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended, and provides a comprehensive legal and Institutional Framework for the prevention and prohibition of money laundering in Nigeria, while also conferring on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the legal status of the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering. – Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, which repeals the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011 as amended in 2013, and provides for the effective implementation of international instruments on the prevention and combating of terrorism and suppression of the financing of terrorism. – Proc

WE NEED EVERYBODY

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๐Ÿ“The last few months have been very difficult and truamatic times for all progressive men and women in Nigeria. And I'm not talking about those who wear the toga of retrogressive elements in Nigeria but claim to be progressives. I am talking about those who are genuine progressives and who live by its ideals.  ๐Ÿ“Our camp had been divided and polarised. There was tension and anxiety. Blood pressures were raised. Headaches abounded, nausea and all kinds of associated illnesses related to anxiety, prevailed. Even among those who are progressives but do not belong to any political party.  ๐Ÿ“At some point, concerned President Muhammadu Buhari called on progressive politicians to conduct themselves in such a way that they reduce the anxiety of the people that subscribe to progressive ideals. Many of us we're hoping that the Presidential will point us to someone specific. But President Muhammadu Buhari, being the fair and just man that he is, stuck to his gun of providing a level pla