President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria (Establishment) Amendment Bill, 2026, and the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (Amendment) Bill, 2026, citing legal, structural and drafting deficiencies.
The President’s decisions were conveyed in two separate letters addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.
The letters were read during plenary on Wednesday.
In the first letter, dated July 7, 2026, Tinubu informed the House of his decision to withhold assent to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria (Establishment) Amendment Bill, 2026, in line with Section 58(4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
According to the President, while the proposed amendments were generally commendable, certain provisions contained in Clause 8 of the bill raised significant legal concerns.
He explained that the clause sought to introduce new subclauses (10) to (15) after Section 11(9) of the principal Act, but argued that some of the proposed provisions exceeded the regulatory powers of the institute.
Specifically, Tinubu objected to a provision requiring incorporated entities and organisations to submit the names and details of their heads of procurement to the institute within one month of their appointment.
The President maintained that the institute is not the statutory regulator of all incorporated entities and, therefore, lacks the authority to compel organisations that may not be registered members to furnish such information.
Tinubu also declined assent to the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (Amendment) Bill, 2026, citing legal, structural and drafting shortcomings that require further legislative review.
The President urged the National Assembly to address the identified concerns to ensure the proposed legislation aligns with existing laws, constitutional provisions and accepted legislative drafting standards before being presented again for presidential assent.
