By Lekan Sowande, Abuja.
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to halt legislative action on the Cocoa Management Board Establishment Bill 2025.
President Tinubu made the request in a letter dated November 12 and read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Tuesday, November 18.
“I write to refer to the Cocoa Management Board Establishment Bill 2025, earlier transmitted to the Senate, and to request the distinguished Senate president and distinguished senators to kindly stand down the legislative actions on the bill. This is to enable further consultations,” President Tinubu said in the letter.
Senator Akpabio said the Legislature had complied with the request.
“This is stood down in line with the presidential request,” he said.
President Tinubu, who had earlier transmitted the National Cocoa Board Establishment Bill 2025 to the Senate on November 10, said the board would ensure effective coordination of the cocoa value chain, improve standards and strengthen Nigeria’s participation in the global cocoa economy.