Why Nigerians are Calling for the Stop of NCDC Bill

There has been a debate over the Control of Infectious Disease Bill that has passed the second reading in the House of Representatives.

The Bill, sponsored by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila generated mixed-reactions on Thursday due to a clause that required “every person on an international voyage to undergo vaccination or other prophylaxis against all or any of the diseases as may be prescribed.”

Gbajabiamila had said the Control of Infectious Diseases bill, if passed into law will empower the NCDC to make it more proactive and not just reactive and function when there is an outbreak.

However, critics of the bill stated that if passed, it would aid purported forced vaccinations by the way of chip implants to manipulate humans and control their day to day activities.

So, a Bill that seeks to empower NCDC to administer vaccines to curb the spread of Pandemic has hurriedly passed through 1st & 2nd reading in the @NGRHouse w/o a public hearing. Why the rush? What & whose agenda are they pushing? #StoptheNCDCBill @segalink @dino_melaye @realFFK pic.twitter.com/64AMq4RyJQ

— Joshua Oluwafemi (@joshfemi_) April 30, 2020

When people who have done their research cried out, they said it's conspiracy theory.
You will wake up one morning to see you must take a vaccine. Nigerians wake up!!! Let's us save ourselves #StoptheNCDCBillhttps://t.co/i7AQqRxOrg

— Emmanuel Sentouve Chukwuebuka (@sentouve) April 30, 2020

I know our leaders dont respect and value our lives and human right, but you see this NCDC bill, anybody that will try force it on any Nigerian will face the wrath of God here on earth. #StoptheNCDCBill.
Really about the NCDC(666) in nature bill below pic.twitter.com/hXNQdkt7gf

— Akin joshua a🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 (@Akinjoshua2017) April 30, 2020

It would be recalled that some lawmakers, during the presentation of the bill had questioned why the Speaker wanted the bill passed.

According to Chris Azugbogu (PDP- Anambra), the Quarantine Act does not only involved human but animals.

He noted that there was need to carry all relevant institutions along to ensure maximum productivity.

Another member of the House of Representatives,  Sergius Ogun (PDP-Edo) said that there was need to be very careful with the powers that would be conferred on NCDC to administer vaccines.

According to him, rather than pass the bill and send it to the Senate for concurrence, it should be sent to the relevant committee for more work to be done on it. RootsTv