On April 28, 2020, a piece of draft legislation that could permanently change the experience of Nigeria as we know it was quietly transmitted to members of the House of Representatives for consideration. On the surface, it is a somewhat innocuous bill – possibly even praiseworthy and necessary, but as has become the case in recent times, a closer examination of this bill reveals that it potentially creates a lot more problems than it purports to solve.

The Infectious Diseases Act is supposed to create a legal framework for the federal government to manage the special circumstances surrounding infectious disease outbreaks like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which at last count had claimed 44 lives across Nigeria.

Sponsored by House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, what the bill is supposed to do is provide an updated legislative basis for the government’s anti-pandemic efforts, replacing the National Quarantine Act of 2004, which many have identified as the cause of least some of the FG’s initial flat-footed response to COVID-19.

In reality, it potentially opens the door to a new set of legal and constitutional quagmires.

Also, it is almost entirely – word for word – plagiarised from the Singapore Infectious Diseases Act 1977.

Reactions have continued to trail this "supposed " bill by the Honorable speaker of the House of Representatives. Kindly visit the source below to read through .

http://newswirengr.com/2020/04/29/nigerias-proposed-infectious-disease-act-plagarised-and-dangerous/[b][/b]

Controversy has continued to trail the bill sponsored by the Honorable Speaker of The House of reps in the control of infectious bill in Nigeria. What is your stand on this ,Nairalanders?

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On April 28, 2020, a piece of draft legislation that could permanently change the experience of Nigeria as we know it was quietly transmitted to members of the House of Representatives for consideration. On the surface, it is a somewhat innocuous bill – possibly even praiseworthy and necessary, but as has become the case in recent times, a closer examination of this bill reveals that it potentially creates a lot more problems than it purports to solve.

The Infectious Diseases Act is supposed to create a legal framework for the federal government to manage the special circumstances surrounding infectious disease outbreaks like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which at last count had claimed 44 lives across Nigeria.

Sponsored by House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, what the bill is supposed to do is provide an updated legislative basis for the government’s anti-pandemic efforts, replacing the National Quarantine Act of 2004, which many have identified as the cause of least some of the FG’s initial flat-footed response to COVID-19.

In reality, it potentially opens the door to a new set of legal and constitutional quagmires.

Also, it is almost entirely – word for word – plagiarised from the Singapore Infectious Diseases Act 1977.

Reactions have continued to trail this "supposed " bill by the Honorable speaker of the House of Representatives. Kindly visit the source below to read through .

http://newswirengr.com/2020/04/29/nigerias-proposed-infectious-disease-act-plagarised-and-dangerous/[b][/b]

Everything done by all the past and current govt of your expired country was plagiarized, nothing original from their empty head, ncdc was copied from America cdc, but do they function the same ? THe only thing they are always original at is when it comes to been corrupt and lying. Very fantastic at that. Not their fault If u ask me, it is the codeine drinking masses who refuses to drink Sensedeine