Commodities Brokers Association of Nigeria (CBAN), has urged the National Assembly to re-visit Charted Institute of Commodity Brokers of Nigeria (Est. etc) Bill, 2018.
Mr Ishaq Yahaya, North Central Zonal Chairman of the association said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said that the bill, which was passed by the Eighth Assembly, but was unfortunately not assented to, should be re-visited in view of its importance in ensuring food security among others.
According to him, if passed and assented to, the bill will largely contribute to economic growth.
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He said some objectives of the bill include training and certifying professionals as commodity brokers for the agricultural, solid minerals and oil and gas sectors among others.
Yahaya said passing and assenting to the bill would go a long way in achieving the diversification effort of the present administration.
“This is an important bill that when passed and assented to, will help boost the non-oil sector, which will in turn contribute greatly to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
“So, we appeal to the National Assembly to kindly bring up this bill to enable it make the list of bills passed by this Assembly.
“We are hopeful that once the bill gets to the table of the President this time, he will consider it for assent because of the vital role it will play in boosting the economy,’’ he said.
