Governors kick against infectious disease bill

More criticisms have continued to trail the controversial control of infectious diseases bill introduced in the House of Representatives.

This time, the governors of the 36 states of the federation have demanded that the bill be stepped down until all necessary procedures were followed.

The call to step down the bill formed part of the resolutions of the governors after the eighth teleconference meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.

A statement by the chairman of the forum and Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi, says a bill of such nature needed proper consultation to gather the pulse of the public before its introduction into the chambers of the national assembly.

However, the forum set up a committee comprising the governors of Katsina, Sokoto, and Plateau states to lead a meeting with the leadership of the national assembly on the proposed bill.