The Action Congress of Nigeria on Monday in Dutse, Jigawa State commenced its its presidential campaign in the North-West, with its leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, assuring Nigerians of its determination to offer them fresh hope.
Tinubu, in a solidarity message after the presidential candidate of the party, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and his running mate, Mr. Fola Adeola, were presented with the party’s flags, said the nation’s leadership crisis would be resolved with the election of the party in the April polls. He told the mammoth crowd of party chieftains and supporters that the ACN would provide a youth friendly leadership.
He said the ruling Peoples Democratic Party had been insensitive to Nigerian youths, assuring, however, that Ribadu would redress the situation. The former Lagos State governor said the Ribadu/Adeola joint ticket would create 120 million new jobs.
Speaking at the rally, which was also attended by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Tinubu pledged a solid welfare package for the Nigeria Police Force. He assured that the least paid policeman would earn N50,000 under an ACN government.
With a chant of ‘Sai Ribadu, Sai Nigeria, Sai Ribadu’, the ACN National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, handed over the party’s presidential flags to Ribadu and Adeola, saying it signified their onward journey to the Presidency.
He said, “I bring to you the people of Nigeria a new brand of ideas through a new brand of leadership, today in Jigawa, in Dutse, Jigawa State, because of the problems created for Nigeria already by the PDP in the last 12 years. We talked about it and discussed it.
“The problems are problems of corruption, problems of insecurity to lives and property, problems of poverty. We have been thinking about how to clear these problems. Our solution is about bringing in new brand of leadership.
“Today, I brought these two young men. I brought Shehu Nuhu Ribadu and I have brought Fola Adeola. One is a very good expert in corruption management, the other one a management investor.”
Asked to comment, Ribadu could only utter quotes from the Quran, saying, ‘Auzubillahi Mina Shaytani Rajin, Bismillahi Arahamanu Rahim. Alhamdullah! Alhamdullah! Alhamdullah!’ (I seek refuge from Satan, the accursed. I begin with the Name of God the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficient. I thank God.)
His running mate stated that the ACN was on a mission to ease the pains of Nigerians and create jobs for the large army of unemployed youths.
He said, “We are here to ease your pains, to give employment and put money in your pockets through employment, not to take what is yours. We will sit down with you to proffer solutions to our numerous problems. So, vote for us, trust us. We are new on the scene and we will bring in new ideas.”
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Labour dares govs, vows to make Nigeria ungovernable
The two major umbrella labour unions in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, on Monday threatened to make the country ungovernable if the state governors refused to pay the new N18,000 minimum wage to workers.
“It is none of our business where they get the money to pay the minimum wage. They must pay, if not we will make this country ungovernable,” President of the TUC, Peter Esele, told THE PUNCH.
Asked if the NLC would also make the country ungovernable if the state governor failed to implement the new minimum wage, the NLC President, Mr. Abdulwaheed Omar, said, “Of course, that is our position. Our position is that labour made a formal demand of N52,000 minimum wage. Government set up a tripartite committee that lasted one year. After that, we agreed on N18,000 not because it was enough but because we thought we could also help in developing this economy.
“But if anybody is coming at this point to say it was predicated on any other thing, that is a new thing, and Nigerian workers will not allow it.
“Nigerian workers will go to any length to fight for their rights, especially on the issue of minimum wage.”
The TUC boss said the governors were playing with fire if they played politics with the new workers’ package.
About 25 governors under the aegis of Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Sunday met with President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House, Abuja, and appealed to him to facilitate the altering of the revenue sharing formula in favour of the states, a precondition for meeting the new wage regime.
Under the current revenue sharing formula amongst the three tiers of government, the Federal Government gets 52.68 per cent; states, 26.68 per cent; and local governments, 20.60 per cent.
The governors, our correspondent gathered, had complained that they would not be able to pay workers in their states the new minimum wage except they got more from the federal allocation.
But the unions dismissed such logic as ridiculous as the governors were part of the process that resulted in the new minimum wage played politics with its implementation.
The President General of the Trade Union Congress, Mr. Peter Esele, who spoke on the issue in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Monday, described as unacceptable the reported decision of the governors to hinge their ability to pay the new wage on increased allocation from the Federation Account.
Esele said that it was unacceptable for the governors who had enough to money to pay more than 1,000 special advisers to resist the payment of the minimum wage
He said, “I think sincerely that the governors were part of the whole process that led to the agreement reached during the deliberations to pay a minimum wage of N18, 000.
“It is rather ridiculous for them to now say they are predicating the payment of the minimum wage on a new revenue allocation formula.
“Where are they getting the powers to have 1,000 advisers and where are they getting the money to make jobs available for the boys?
“Honestly, I think they are playing with fire. It is none of our business where they get the money to pay the minimum wage. They must pay, if not we will make this country ungovernable.”
Similarly, the General Secretary of the NLC, Mr. John Odah, said the governors had a responsibility to honour the agreement reached between labour and the government on the issue of minimum wage.
Odah argued that the N18,000 minimum wage before the National Assembly was a product of exhaustive deliberations between labour and the Federal Government team, which had due representation from the NGF.
He insisted that while the governors were right in seeking avenues for improved revenue allocation to their respective states, it would be inconceivable for them to go against the implementation of the minimum wage which some states had started paying.
Odah said the NLC expected the immediate passage of the bill on minimum wage into a law.
He maintained that while the governors expected the NLC to be law abiding, the union leaders were also of the view that the governors had a responsibility to set a good example by obeying the laws of the land.
He said, “We do not have any problems with the governors trying to get more allocation from the Federation Account for their people.
“We expect the minimum wage to become law very soon and all the governors being law abiding people must obey.
“The governors were part of the negotiation team of the Federal Government which eventually settled for the N18,000 minimum wage.
‘You will agree with me that labour reluctantly accepted the N18,000 having commenced the negotiation with N52,000. It is not possible for them to renege on the payment of the new wage.” he said
Others that expressed similarly views were the President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities Mr. Promise Adewusi, and Secretary General of the TUC, Mr. John Kolawole.
He said that it would be condemnable for governors to attempt to tie the implementation of the minimum wage to “some extraneous gambit.”
He said that making increased revenue allocation as a condition for the payment of the minimum wage would a violation of the law on minimum wage when passed.
Adewusi who doubles as a Vice-President of the NLC, also said that refusal to obey the law of the minimum wage would definitely not protect the constitution.
He explained, “Governors, like other Nigerians have a right to seek to improve their lots and circumstances, however, it would be utterly illegal and unacceptable to tie the payment of the new minimum wage to some extraneous gambit.
“This will be contrary to the spirit and letters of the law when passed. It will indeed, negate the spirit of good governance and protection of the Nigerian constitution. The governors are welcome to form a trade union but they must play be the rule.”
“It is none of our business where they get the money to pay the minimum wage. They must pay, if not we will make this country ungovernable,” President of the TUC, Peter Esele, told THE PUNCH.
Asked if the NLC would also make the country ungovernable if the state governor failed to implement the new minimum wage, the NLC President, Mr. Abdulwaheed Omar, said, “Of course, that is our position. Our position is that labour made a formal demand of N52,000 minimum wage. Government set up a tripartite committee that lasted one year. After that, we agreed on N18,000 not because it was enough but because we thought we could also help in developing this economy.
“But if anybody is coming at this point to say it was predicated on any other thing, that is a new thing, and Nigerian workers will not allow it.
“Nigerian workers will go to any length to fight for their rights, especially on the issue of minimum wage.”
The TUC boss said the governors were playing with fire if they played politics with the new workers’ package.
About 25 governors under the aegis of Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Sunday met with President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House, Abuja, and appealed to him to facilitate the altering of the revenue sharing formula in favour of the states, a precondition for meeting the new wage regime.
Under the current revenue sharing formula amongst the three tiers of government, the Federal Government gets 52.68 per cent; states, 26.68 per cent; and local governments, 20.60 per cent.
The governors, our correspondent gathered, had complained that they would not be able to pay workers in their states the new minimum wage except they got more from the federal allocation.
But the unions dismissed such logic as ridiculous as the governors were part of the process that resulted in the new minimum wage played politics with its implementation.
The President General of the Trade Union Congress, Mr. Peter Esele, who spoke on the issue in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Monday, described as unacceptable the reported decision of the governors to hinge their ability to pay the new wage on increased allocation from the Federation Account.
Esele said that it was unacceptable for the governors who had enough to money to pay more than 1,000 special advisers to resist the payment of the minimum wage
He said, “I think sincerely that the governors were part of the whole process that led to the agreement reached during the deliberations to pay a minimum wage of N18, 000.
“It is rather ridiculous for them to now say they are predicating the payment of the minimum wage on a new revenue allocation formula.
“Where are they getting the powers to have 1,000 advisers and where are they getting the money to make jobs available for the boys?
“Honestly, I think they are playing with fire. It is none of our business where they get the money to pay the minimum wage. They must pay, if not we will make this country ungovernable.”
Similarly, the General Secretary of the NLC, Mr. John Odah, said the governors had a responsibility to honour the agreement reached between labour and the government on the issue of minimum wage.
Odah argued that the N18,000 minimum wage before the National Assembly was a product of exhaustive deliberations between labour and the Federal Government team, which had due representation from the NGF.
He insisted that while the governors were right in seeking avenues for improved revenue allocation to their respective states, it would be inconceivable for them to go against the implementation of the minimum wage which some states had started paying.
Odah said the NLC expected the immediate passage of the bill on minimum wage into a law.
He maintained that while the governors expected the NLC to be law abiding, the union leaders were also of the view that the governors had a responsibility to set a good example by obeying the laws of the land.
He said, “We do not have any problems with the governors trying to get more allocation from the Federation Account for their people.
“We expect the minimum wage to become law very soon and all the governors being law abiding people must obey.
“The governors were part of the negotiation team of the Federal Government which eventually settled for the N18,000 minimum wage.
‘You will agree with me that labour reluctantly accepted the N18,000 having commenced the negotiation with N52,000. It is not possible for them to renege on the payment of the new wage.” he said
Others that expressed similarly views were the President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities Mr. Promise Adewusi, and Secretary General of the TUC, Mr. John Kolawole.
He said that it would be condemnable for governors to attempt to tie the implementation of the minimum wage to “some extraneous gambit.”
He said that making increased revenue allocation as a condition for the payment of the minimum wage would a violation of the law on minimum wage when passed.
Adewusi who doubles as a Vice-President of the NLC, also said that refusal to obey the law of the minimum wage would definitely not protect the constitution.
He explained, “Governors, like other Nigerians have a right to seek to improve their lots and circumstances, however, it would be utterly illegal and unacceptable to tie the payment of the new minimum wage to some extraneous gambit.
“This will be contrary to the spirit and letters of the law when passed. It will indeed, negate the spirit of good governance and protection of the Nigerian constitution. The governors are welcome to form a trade union but they must play be the rule.”
How 12-year-old schoolboy aided arrest of his kidnappers–Police
The Police in Lagos have arrested two brothers over the kidnap of the boy in Ojokoro area of Lagos two weeks ago.
The suspects, Seun Akinyosoye, 19, and Akin Akiyosoye, 22, allegedly kidnapped the boy while on his way home from school.
The Junior Secondary School 2 pupil, reportedly took shelter in a shop around Centre Road, during a downpour on February 14.
PUNCH METRO gathered that the suspects also took shelter in the same shop and engaged the boy in a discussion.
During the discussion, the boy revealed that his father is a banker with one of the new generation banks and also gave out his mobile phone number to the suspects. The suspects thereafter, took him to their apartment around Jerry Street, Ojokoro, from where they made a call to his father and demanded N4m ransom.
His father was said to have pleaded with the suspects to accept N55,000 and the suspects instructed him to pay the money into an account. Three days after the ransom was paid, the suspects eventually released the schoolboy.
But unknown to the suspects, the boy played a fast one on them by picking Akin’s passport photograph while in the brothers’ apartment.
“He saw the passport at the apartment where he was held hostage. After his release, he gave the passport to his father and identified Akin as one of his kidnappers,”the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Samuel Jinadu, said on Monday.
The photograph was taken to policemen at Owutu Police Station and Akin was invited for questioning.
Jinadu said, “Akin had previously been arrested for street fighting. So, he did not think anything was amiss when his IPO called him to make an appearance at the police station.
“During investigation, he mentioned his brother, Seun, who was subsequently arrested. They confessed to have withdrawn the N55,000 with ATM card from the Ikorodu branch of the bank it was paid into.”
He therefore warned others who had such a sinister motive that there was no hiding place for criminals in the state, adding that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yakubu Alkali, had put necessary machinery in place to check crimes.
The suspects, Seun Akinyosoye, 19, and Akin Akiyosoye, 22, allegedly kidnapped the boy while on his way home from school.
The Junior Secondary School 2 pupil, reportedly took shelter in a shop around Centre Road, during a downpour on February 14.
PUNCH METRO gathered that the suspects also took shelter in the same shop and engaged the boy in a discussion.
During the discussion, the boy revealed that his father is a banker with one of the new generation banks and also gave out his mobile phone number to the suspects. The suspects thereafter, took him to their apartment around Jerry Street, Ojokoro, from where they made a call to his father and demanded N4m ransom.
His father was said to have pleaded with the suspects to accept N55,000 and the suspects instructed him to pay the money into an account. Three days after the ransom was paid, the suspects eventually released the schoolboy.
But unknown to the suspects, the boy played a fast one on them by picking Akin’s passport photograph while in the brothers’ apartment.
“He saw the passport at the apartment where he was held hostage. After his release, he gave the passport to his father and identified Akin as one of his kidnappers,”the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Samuel Jinadu, said on Monday.
The photograph was taken to policemen at Owutu Police Station and Akin was invited for questioning.
Jinadu said, “Akin had previously been arrested for street fighting. So, he did not think anything was amiss when his IPO called him to make an appearance at the police station.
“During investigation, he mentioned his brother, Seun, who was subsequently arrested. They confessed to have withdrawn the N55,000 with ATM card from the Ikorodu branch of the bank it was paid into.”
He therefore warned others who had such a sinister motive that there was no hiding place for criminals in the state, adding that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yakubu Alkali, had put necessary machinery in place to check crimes.
Bauchi NMA begins strike over doctor’s kidnap
Bauchi State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, has begun an indefinite strike to protest alleged abduction of a medical officer, identified as Dr. Sambo, of the General Hospital Boto, Tafawa Balewa local government of Bauchi state, by the Special Task Force (STF) in Plateau state.
The association called for immediate release of the medical officer who it said was arrested while attending to a gunshot patient.
NMA claimed the armed military men came to arrest the patient, who was said to be under anesthesia, but the doctor pleaded with them to allow the patient to recover, but unfortunately the patient died.
The chairman, who revealed that the doctor was arrested at a police check point on his way to Bauchi on Friday, a day after the incidence purportedly on orders of the Chief of Army Staff, lamenting that “his (Sambo) GSM handsets has been confiscated while the doctor had taken to an unknown destination in Jos.
He noted that all efforts by his relatives and NMA to trace his whereabout
He noted that all efforts by his relatives and NMA to trace his whereabout
Jonathan’s aide, Abba-Aji, vows to scuttle FoI Bill
By BEN AGANDE & NDAHI MARAMA
ABUJA — Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on National Assembly Matters, Senator Mohammed Abba Aji, vowed yesterday to ensure that the president does not sign the Freedom of Information, FoI, Bill into law even as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media, Senator Ayogu Eze assured that the Senate will pass the Bill, in accordance with the yearnings of Nigerians
The Presidential aide, who told newsmen in Maiduguri that he was disappointed in the House of Representatives for passing the bill, declared that he expected the upper chamber of the National Assembly to throw it out, stressing that the Bill was against the nation’s constitution.
Abba-Aji said if the Senate fails in its duties to Nigeria, he would be left with no option but to advise the president not to assent to the bill.
It would be recalled that the 34-clause piece of legislation was passed by the House of Representatives last week.
With the Senate expected to follow suit this week, Abba Aji dropped the bombshell that he will work against the passage of the bill which if finally passed into law will give Nigerians access to information unimpeded.
Abba Aji while revealing that he led the group that opposed the passage of the bill on the floor of the National Assembly during the Obasanjo’s reign said he had not regretted his action and was ready to fight the Bill to a standstill.
He said it was regrettable that this Bill continues to drag for long. He queried the support for the bill, stressing that no government or organisation will offer its official secret to members of the public or the press.
The former senator insisted that all public institutions had information that must be closely guided for the benefit of peace, progress and development of the society.
He said Nigerians should be wary of opening the nation’s secret to the rest of the world through this unpatriotic FoI Bill, insisting that instead of the Bill what needs to be promoted is the freedom of the press.
Abba Aji who claimed that the Nigerian press remained the freest, said even in the United States of America, USA, information still gets classified, noting that once information gets classified in the US, it is after 30 years that it gets declassified.
On the unconstitutionality of the FoI, the aide to the president argued that every public officer, including the president, was under oath of secrecy that is in the constitution and this is what this new bill is trying to oust.
Senate ‘ll pass the Bill
Meanwhile, in an interview with Vanguard yesterday, Senator Eze said the Senate was not averse to the passage of the Bill as it had already undergone second reading and is awaiting the third and final passage.
The passage of the Bill by the House of Representatives last week has turned the pressure on the Senate from Nigerians who believe that the upper legislative chamber should accelerate the passage of same.
But speaking with Vanguard yesterday, Senator Eze said the Bill would be passed “as soon as the Senate leadership meets and decides on its passage. I cannot give a definite date for now but it is not going to be delayed further than necessary.”
The House of Representatives penultimate week passed the Bill with amendments to some of the critical provisions contained in the original bill.
Areas that were waived in the Act were International Affairs and Defence in which case the head of government or public institution may refuse to disclose any record which may be ‘injurious to the conduct of International Affairs and the Defence of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’
One of the key sponsors of the Bill, Hon. Abike Dabiri expressed delight with the passage of the bill saying that ‘with the passage of this bill, we have taken a major step and I am happy that the bill has been passed under the leadership of Dimeji Bankole’.
ABUJA — Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on National Assembly Matters, Senator Mohammed Abba Aji, vowed yesterday to ensure that the president does not sign the Freedom of Information, FoI, Bill into law even as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media, Senator Ayogu Eze assured that the Senate will pass the Bill, in accordance with the yearnings of Nigerians
The Presidential aide, who told newsmen in Maiduguri that he was disappointed in the House of Representatives for passing the bill, declared that he expected the upper chamber of the National Assembly to throw it out, stressing that the Bill was against the nation’s constitution.
Abba-Aji said if the Senate fails in its duties to Nigeria, he would be left with no option but to advise the president not to assent to the bill.
It would be recalled that the 34-clause piece of legislation was passed by the House of Representatives last week.
With the Senate expected to follow suit this week, Abba Aji dropped the bombshell that he will work against the passage of the bill which if finally passed into law will give Nigerians access to information unimpeded.
Abba Aji while revealing that he led the group that opposed the passage of the bill on the floor of the National Assembly during the Obasanjo’s reign said he had not regretted his action and was ready to fight the Bill to a standstill.
He said it was regrettable that this Bill continues to drag for long. He queried the support for the bill, stressing that no government or organisation will offer its official secret to members of the public or the press.
The former senator insisted that all public institutions had information that must be closely guided for the benefit of peace, progress and development of the society.
He said Nigerians should be wary of opening the nation’s secret to the rest of the world through this unpatriotic FoI Bill, insisting that instead of the Bill what needs to be promoted is the freedom of the press.
Abba Aji who claimed that the Nigerian press remained the freest, said even in the United States of America, USA, information still gets classified, noting that once information gets classified in the US, it is after 30 years that it gets declassified.
On the unconstitutionality of the FoI, the aide to the president argued that every public officer, including the president, was under oath of secrecy that is in the constitution and this is what this new bill is trying to oust.
Senate ‘ll pass the Bill
Meanwhile, in an interview with Vanguard yesterday, Senator Eze said the Senate was not averse to the passage of the Bill as it had already undergone second reading and is awaiting the third and final passage.
The passage of the Bill by the House of Representatives last week has turned the pressure on the Senate from Nigerians who believe that the upper legislative chamber should accelerate the passage of same.
But speaking with Vanguard yesterday, Senator Eze said the Bill would be passed “as soon as the Senate leadership meets and decides on its passage. I cannot give a definite date for now but it is not going to be delayed further than necessary.”
The House of Representatives penultimate week passed the Bill with amendments to some of the critical provisions contained in the original bill.
Areas that were waived in the Act were International Affairs and Defence in which case the head of government or public institution may refuse to disclose any record which may be ‘injurious to the conduct of International Affairs and the Defence of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’
One of the key sponsors of the Bill, Hon. Abike Dabiri expressed delight with the passage of the bill saying that ‘with the passage of this bill, we have taken a major step and I am happy that the bill has been passed under the leadership of Dimeji Bankole’.
Nigerian pensioners in UK register for payment
London – No fewer than 145 registered Nigerian pensioners resident in the UK are to participate in the biometric data capturing exercise for pensioners scheduled to start from March 1.
Mr Charles Bonat, Permanent Secretary, Establishment and Records Office in the Office of the Head of Service, made this known in London.
“We will take their biometrics which include finger prints and photographs to verify main documents of retirement including letters of first appointment or gazette of same, confirmation, last promotion, retirement documents and two passport photographs each.
“Once their documents are verified, their bank account numbers are verified and their biometrics captured, it will lead to seamless payment of pension monthly,’’ Bonat said.
On the fate of the British ex-colonial officers, Bonat said the exercise would not cover them for now.
“The exercise for now does not cover the category of British colonial pensioners but we have been informed of some pensioners that are still alive but worked under the colonial administration,’’ he said.
He stated that although such cases would be looked into, government was more concerned with pensioners that retired under the Pay-As-You-Go system.
He commended the Nigerian High Commission for its collaboration in ensuring that the exercise came to fruition.
Bonat said he hoped that pensioners across Western Europe would avail themselves of the opportunity and get registered, adding, “those that will miss, will have to travel to Abuja to be captured.’’
FG disowns Abba-Aji on FoI bill
The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media, Imma Niboro, has distanced the Federal Government from the statement of the Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Mohammed Abba-Aji that the President would not assent to the Freedom of Information, FoI, Bill.
Imma Niboro said whatever comment Senator Mohammed Abba-Aji made in Maiduguri, Monday was his personal opinion and not that of the Federal Government.
Speaking with Airport correspondents at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos Tuesday, Niboro said, “I speak for the President, the Information minister speaks for the government and in the matter of laws the Attorney General who is the chief law officer speaks for the government. If the speech doesn’t come from any of us, then he is purely speaking for himself.”
It would be recalled that the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on National Assembly Matters, Senator Mohammed Abba-Aji, had said that he would advise the President to reject the FoI bill.
Abba-Aji said he was disappointed in the House of Representatives for passing the bill and that he hoped the Senate would throw it out , adding that the bill was against the nation’s constitution.
Abba-Aji said if the Senate fails to do that, he would be left with no option, but to advise the president against assenting to the bill.
Imma Niboro said whatever comment Senator Mohammed Abba-Aji made in Maiduguri, Monday was his personal opinion and not that of the Federal Government.
Speaking with Airport correspondents at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos Tuesday, Niboro said, “I speak for the President, the Information minister speaks for the government and in the matter of laws the Attorney General who is the chief law officer speaks for the government. If the speech doesn’t come from any of us, then he is purely speaking for himself.”
It would be recalled that the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on National Assembly Matters, Senator Mohammed Abba-Aji, had said that he would advise the President to reject the FoI bill.
Abba-Aji said he was disappointed in the House of Representatives for passing the bill and that he hoped the Senate would throw it out , adding that the bill was against the nation’s constitution.
Abba-Aji said if the Senate fails to do that, he would be left with no option, but to advise the president against assenting to the bill.
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