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Welcome To Philip Nwelih's Blog: HOUSE OF REPs. SAYS COURT DID NOT HALT INFECTIOUS ...: The House of Representatives says consideration of the Infectious Diseases Bill has not been halted by any court.     Spokesman of the House...

HOUSE OF REPs. SAYS COURT DID NOT HALT INFECTIOUS DISEASES BILL.

The House of Representatives says consideration of the Infectious Diseases Bill has not been halted by any court.     Spokesman of the House, Benjamin Kalu made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.

Hon. Kalu said the clarification became necessary because of reports in the media which he described as malicious and a misrepresentation of a court decision on May 13.
The court according to Kalu, did not grant the applicants relief to suspend consideration of the bill in order to enable the House which is the respondent in the matter to appear before it and enter a defence.
He said the House will continue to perform its lawful mandate without jeopardizing its respect to the judicial system.
It will be recalled that a Senator Dino Melaye who represented Kogi West in the eighth senate had last week instituted a court action to halt consideration of Infectious Diseases bill saying it threatened his right to life as a Nigerian.

Welcome To Philip Nwelih's Blog: COVID-19: MIN. OF STATE FCT APPLAUDS SUCCESSFUL DI...

Welcome To Philip Nwelih's Blog: COVID-19: MIN. OF STATE FCT APPLAUDS SUCCESSFUL DI...: FCT Minister of state, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has attributed the success of the FCT Palliative distribution exercise to the sacrifices made b...

COVID-19: MIN. OF STATE FCT APPLAUDS SUCCESSFUL DISTRIBUTION OF PALLIATIVES.

FCT Minister of state, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has attributed the success of the FCT Palliative distribution exercise to the sacrifices made by personnel drafted in from various security and paramilitary outfits in the Territory.

The Minister stated this on Thursday during the FCT Administration's donation of 500 bags of 10kg rice, 250 cartons of noodles and 250 packs of table water to security personnel.

She also used the occasion to commend the personnel, who are also involved in enforcing COVID-19 lockdown directives, for ensuring that so far, there is no incident of harassment encountered in the FCT.

Responding, Chairman of the FCT Ministerial Task team on COVID-19 lockdown enforcement, Ikharo Attah, who thanked the Minister for the initiative, noted that it demonstrates that the FCTA actually cares for gallant personnel.

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Welcome To Philip Nwelih's Blog: HOUSE OF REPs. & NGF LOCK HORNS OVER INFECTIOUS DI...: The House of Representatives has rejected a request by the Nigeria Governors Forum for the suspension of further deliberations on the ...

HOUSE OF REPs. & NGF LOCK HORNS OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES BILL.

The House of Representatives has rejected a request by the Nigeria Governors Forum for the suspension of further deliberations on the much talked about Control of the Infectious Diseases Bill.

The lawmakers made their position known in a statement by its spokesman, Benjamin Kalu.

The statement, which accused the former Speaker Aminu Tambuwal of misleading the Forum, due to partisan interests, noted that the call is coming late as the bill has already been scheduled for public hearing where Nigerians from all walks of life will have the opportunity to make their input.

The statement however added that there is no provision in the constitution for concurrence of state houses of assembly or state governors for bills such as the Control of Infectious Diseases unlike constitution amendment matters.

You will recall that the Nigerian Governors Forum had asked the National Assembly to step down the Bill to allow for wider consultations with stakeholders.

It also set up a three-member committee made up of governors Aminu Masari of Katsina, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto and Simon Lalong of Plateau state to interface with the leadership of the National Assembly over the issue.   This was part of a communique issued after the 8th COVID-19 teleconference meeting of the Forum on Wednesday.

The communique said the governors raised serious concern at the proposed Control of Infectious Diseases Bill, 2020 introduced by the House of Representatives.

The Nigerian Governors Forum deplored the lack of consultation with State governments who are at the forefront of the epidemic.

HOUSE OF REPs. & NGF LOCK HORNS OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASE BILL.

The House of Representatives has rejected a request by the Nigeria Governors Forum to step down  further deliberations on the Control of the Infectious Diseases Bill.

The position was contained in a statement published on Friday by its spokesman, Benjamin Kalu.

The lawmakers, who accused former Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal of misleading the Forum due to partisan interests, noted that the call is coming late as the bill has already been scheduled for public hearing where Nigerians from all walks of life will have the opportunity to make their input.

The statement further noted that there is no provision in the constitution for concurrence of state houses of assembly or state governors for bills such as the Control of Infectious Diseases unlike constitution amendment matters.  

You will recall that the Nigerian Governors Forum had asked the National Assembly to step down the Bill to allow for wider consultations with stakeholders.

It also set up a three-member committee made up of governors Aminu Masari of Katsina, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto and Simon Lalong of Plateau state to interface with the leadership of the National Assembly over the issue.   This was part of a communique issued after the 8th COVID-19 teleconference meeting of the Forum on Wednesday. 

The communique said the governors raised serious concern at the proposed Control of Infectious Diseases Bill, 2020 introduced by the House of Representatives. 

The Nigerian Governors Forum equally deplored the lack of consultation with State governments who are at the forefront of the epidemic.