The House of Representatives has faulted the Nigerian Governors’ Forum for asking the federal parliament to step down the controversial Quarantine Act Bill 2020.
The NGF had earlier on Wednesday asked the House to withdraw the bill and engage stakeholders on formulation of a popular one.
The statement partly read, “It has come to the attention of the House that the NGF has, through a communiqué at the end of its virtual meeting held on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, asked the House to step down the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill, 2020, which public hearing is already scheduled. “The NGF said it ‘resolved that the bill should be stepped down until an appropriate consultative process is held, including a public hearing to gather public opinion and concerns.”
“It is rather surprising that the NGF, in arriving at its decision, relied on ‘an update from the Governor of Sokoto State’ who, apart from being a lawyer, is a former Speaker and an ex-ranking member of the House, who should know better and guide the forum accordingly. We assume that his position was informed by his well-known personal and partisan opposition to the emergence of the current leadership of the House, considering his obvious stance in 2015 and 2019.
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