The Christian Association of Nigeria has protested against the proposed bill on Infectious Disease Control in Nigeria by the House of Representatives, warning that it should not be passed into law in national interest.

CAN’s protest was contained in a letter by its General Secretary, JOSEPH DARAMOLA, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA.

The Christian body reminded the legislators that courts on numerous occasions struck out Acts of Parliaments and legislations including Executive Orders of Governments, which do violence to any of the Fundamental Human Rights provided for in the Constitution.

The organization also queried the intention behind the bill, which seeks to prohibit and control infectious diseases, “to be passed by the House of Representatives into law with jet speed.”