Infectious Diseases Bill Should Be Stepped Down – NGF
A file photo of members of the NGF at a meeting in Abuja in January 2020.More criticisms have continued to trail the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill introduced in the House of Representatives.
They, therefore, set up a committee comprising the Governors of Katsina, Sokoto, and Plateau States – Aminu Masari, Aminu Tambuwal, and Simon Lalong, to lead a meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly on the proposed bill. The NGF Chairman briefed State Governors on existing coordination activities with the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, multilateral and bilateral partners, and the private sector through the Coalition against COVID-19 .
In line with the commitment made by the Forum to intensify public-private collaboration for the delivery of palliatives from the private sector, Governors are making warehouses available for the delivery of palliatives and have appointed State Coordinators who will be responsible for the receipt and distribution of palliatives to vulnerable persons.
The NGF Secretariat was also mandated to comprehensively review the Bill and its implication on States. To fast-track the deployment of e-procurement across States, the Forum will be adopting a Software as a Service model with the Kaduna State government providing the framework agreement that other States can leverage on.
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