Infectious Disease Bill: Nigerian Senate fires back on Nigerian Governors [FULL DETAILS]
The Request of the Governors to the Nigerian Lawmakers to stop its consideration of the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill, 2020 has been responded to by representative at the upper chamber.
Reacting to the development was the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Ajibola Basiru via his Twitter on Thursday night, said the National Assembly has revealed that they are yet to receive any official statements from the Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF) mandating them to step down the Infectious Diseases Bill.
here is Senator (Dr.) Ajibola Basiru series of tweets on the infectious diseases Bill
As to inquiry on what is the position of the Senate to the newspaper report on the call for suspension by Governors of the infectious disease bill.
1. The Senate does not act on newspaper reports. When and if a communication is received by the Senate from appropriate channel, it— Senator Ajibola Basiru Ph.D., BL (@DrSRJ_) May 14, 2020
4. Personally, I think the governors may engage the Senators in their respective states on whatever objections they have on the Bill so that it may be taken up on their behalf by the Senators from their states during the second reading.
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Senator Dr Ajibola Basiru— Senator Ajibola Basiru Ph.D., BL (@DrSRJ_) May 14, 2020
AFNews Understands that the House of Representatives faulted the NGF for asking the federal parliament to step down the bill, saying “federal parliament does not legislate for states”.
this online media understands that the house of representatives had asked the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) not to be misled by the “biased position” of Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, over the bill to control infectious diseases. The green chamber said the governors’ demand that the bill should be suspended was informed by Tambuwal’s “personal and partisan opposition” to the emergence of the current house leadership under Femi Gbajabiamila.