The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed an emergency bill to help the state combat the corona virus pandemic.

The bill, sponsored by the Speaker of the House, MUDASHIRU OBASA, is tagged the Emergency Corona virus Pandemic Bill 2020.

It affords the state governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, the legislative concurrence to spend an initial 20 billion naira to effectively curtail the virus and enforce compliance by residents in the state.