#NGOBILL Controversy
The new Non Govermental Organization (NGO) regulatory bill has been a source of controversy in Nigeria, with many kicking agaisnt it while some insist it is necessary. This bill got to committee stage as of 12th March 2017 and if clearly remembered NGOs criticised the legislators for initiating the bill after it successfully got to second reading in July 2016, and now all hell has been let loose since news of it's public hearing surfaced. There has been serious campaign against it since the video of Dr. Odinkalu, formerly the chairman of the Nigerian Human Rights Commission stormed the internet The video entails the following statements: "… This is the most dangerous piece of legislation since 1999… All resources, funds, everything collected or liable to be collected, will be subject to Abuja. Before you can raise funds in your church, you have to get Abuja’s permission. After you raise the money, you have to return them to Abuja for Abuja to tell you what to do with t...