The Bill seeks to repeal the Quarantine Act & to enact a new regime for the prevention of infectious diseases in Nigeria
independent nation. #PassNCDCBill
a. Initiate public health surveillance programmes or undertake surveys of people, animals or vectors in order to determine the existence of or the possibility of an outbreak of infectious diseases.
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(NCDC) had the authority as far back as December or January to begin
surveillance of travellers into the country. #PassNCDCBill
Why Repeal the Quarantine Act/Weaknesses of the
Quarantine Act? Why now?
Well my guys, the Quarantine Act is a colonial relic that was intended to operate in a different age and to meet the demands of a different reality. #PassNCDCBill
Smallpox & plague have been eradicated while cholera, yellow fever are no longer the guaranteed death sentence #PassNCDCBill
Genuine Critics and those trending the #StoptheNCDCBill have criticized the Bill because it grants police officers and health officers to arrest those who violate public health emergency orders issued by the President. Well...
Section 52 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act grants the police express authority to execute an arrest without a warrant where doing so is necessary to prevent the commission of an offence #PassNCDCBill
It is not uncommon for the laws of nations or subnational bodies to be based on laws that already exist in some other jurisdiction, or international conventions #PassNCDCBill
In Nigeria, the following laws currently in existence are based on foreign legal texts;
1. Child Rights Act of 2003
2. The Trafficking in Persons Prohibition) Act
3. Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act 2014 (I was part of the campaign)
Etc
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