By Joyce Onuora
The Senate Deputy Chief Whip and Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial district – Distinguished Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi has thrown his weight behind the establishment of the Nigerian Coast Guards to man our Water ways and create job opportunities for our teeming unemployed youths.
In a press statement signed by Romanus Uzor Ozioko, Special Assistant to the Senate Deputy Chief Whip (Media and Publicity), noted that Senator Nwebonyi made his position known when the debate on the Bill to establish the Nigerian Coast Guards was presented for the second reading at the floor of the Senate at the National Assembly complex Abuja on October 15, 2924 adding that the Bill seeks for the protecting the all maritime zones in the country. The Bill was read for the first time on October 3, 2024.
While leading the debate for the second reading of the Bill, the sponsor of the Bill -Senator Eshilukun Sani Wasiu noted that the Nigerian Coast Guard when established will complement the efforts of the Nigerian navy in securing our waterways.
Collaborating the position of the Bill sponsor, Senator Nwebonyi insisted that the Nigerian Coast Guard will not only ensure the security of our maritime sector but also create multiple employment opportunities for our teeming population as well as generating revenue for the federal government.
He therefore urged other Distinguished Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to support the seamless passage of the Bill into law. The Bill was afterwards put to a voice vote and it scaled the second reading.
