Ebola: Senate asks FG to release emergency funds from Service Wide Votes to curtail spread

…Rejects proposal for lawmakers to conduct on-site visit to point of entry

The Senate has urged the Federal Government (FG) to release emergency funds from the Service Wide Votes to strengthen measures against the spread of Ebola in Nigeria, insisting that the country cannot afford delays in responding to the outbreak.
It also urged the National Assembly to immediately repeal and re-enact the Quarantine Act of 1926 to provide a modern public health law in line with the International Health Regulations of 2005.
This followed a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by Francis Faduyile, which raised concerns over the risk of importing the deadly virus and weaknesses in health...