The Senate has rejected the controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023 after it was listed for concurrence on the order paper for consideration and passage.

Former President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2017 presented the controversial bill to both chambers of the National Assembly. 

The bill seeks to transfer the control of water resources from the states to the Federal Government.

The rejection of the bill put an to the controversy generated by the bill among governors and federal lawmakers majorly from the southern part of the country.