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The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has asked the speaker of the house of representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, in a letter, to withdraw the proposed bill on Infectious Disease Control in Nigeria in national interest.
This was contained in a letter by its General Secretary, Joseph Daramola, dated May 4, 2020.
The letter partly read “We urge the House to discontinue discussion on this Bill forthwith in the overall interest of the Nigerian citizens. However, should you insist that there is merit in this unacceptable bill, we insist that this bill should pass through public hearing.”
CAN queried the intention behind the bill, which seeks to prohibit and control infectious diseases, “to be passed by the House of Representatives into law with jet speed.”
“CAN hereby advise the leadership and honourable members of the House of Representatives to immediately allow the spirit of God to prevail over the primordial intentions and ambition, not to pass this controversial, nebulous and obnoxious bill into law in the overall interest of Nigerians.
“This bill is not what is currently being expected from the House of Representatives, but rather, the development of the vaccines that will stop this COVID -19 pandemic from further killing of our citizens.”
