Connect with us


News

Coronavirus: Femi Falana Drags NCDC To Court

Published

on

Femi Falana has dragged NCDC to court over Coronavirus in Nigeria.

CityNews reports that Human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has filed a suit against the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) over the centre’s failure to establish a functional centre for the detection, prevention and control of the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Cross River and Kogi states.

Advertisement

Femi Falana backs NBA over El-Rufai’s invitation

The fundamental human rights suit was filed through an Originating Motion on Notice dated September 1, was brought pursuant to Section 33 (1) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, and Article 4 and 16 of the African Charter on Human Rights Ratification and Peoples Rights Ratification and Enforcement Act LFN 2010 and Order 11 Order X1 and X11 of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedures Rules 2009.

READ ALSO:   Breaking: Confusion In Oyo As 'Dead Alaafin Comes Back To Life'

Falana filed the suit for himself and on behalf of the members of the Alliance on Surviving COVID -19 and beyond. The NCDC is the sole respondent in the suit.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *







Also Read...