COVID-19: Agbakoba proposes passage of Coronavirus Act 2020
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba, has called for the passage of a Coronavirus Act 2020, to deal with the multiple challenges presently facing the nation.
Agbakoba said that the proposed Act will deal with safety, welfare and generally promote peace, and good order of Nigeria to confront what he described as this monstrosity.
He challenged Nigerian lawmakers to as a matter of urgency pass a Coronavirus Act 2020 as done by the United Kingdom, to deal with the multiple challenges that the nation is facing.
“On the part of government, I call on the President and governors to invoke the provisions of the Quarantine Act to order a complete lockdown of the country for at least 14 days as only the toughest possible measures will ensure we are safe.
“The quarantine law passed in 1926, empowers the President to issue regulations for the safety and protection of Nigerians when in the opinion of the President or state governor there is reason to believe that there is a grave medical or other like danger as a result of an infectious or contagious disease which may pose a danger to the common good of Nigerians.
“Coronavirus is real; remember the Spanish flu, which killed 50 million people; with the increased spread of coronavirus also called COVID-19, it is urgent that we cooperate with the government to stop the spread of the virus.
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“Please, help the government by complying with regulations, staying at home, maintaining social distance and washing your hands regularly,” he stated.
