A Bill for an Act to Prohibit Public and Civil Servants from Patronising Private Schools and Health Care Services and for Related Matters (HB 2487)”, has passed first reading at the House of Representatives.
The bill, if passed, will restrict politicians and other public servants from using private hospitals and schools.
The lawmaker representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State, Amobi Ogah, who sponsored the bill said it was an effort to revive confidence in the country’s public institutions.
The bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to Prohibit Public and Civil Servants from Patronising Private Schools and Health Care Services and for Related Matters (HB 2487)”, seeks to mandate government officials with their families members to be using public hospitals and schools.
“This bill intends to avoid conflict of interest, maintain public trust and high uncompromised standards of public institutions”, the lawmaker said.
While describing the development as a call to national rebirth, Ogah urged Nigerians, civil society groups and the media to support the bill.
