The Senate on Tuesday halted further consideration of the Cocoa Management Board (Establishment) Bill 2025, following a request from President Bola Tinubu for more consultations.
In a letter dated 12 November and read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary, the President urged lawmakers to suspend legislative work on the bill.
"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," Tinubu wrote.
Akpabio confirmed the chamber’s compliance, saying, "This is stood down in line with the presidential request."
The President had earlier forwarded the National Cocoa Board (Establishment) Bill 2025 on 10 November, describing it as a move to strengthen coordination of the cocoa value chain and improve Nigeria’s competitiveness in the global cocoa market.
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