A bill for a law to repeal and re-establish the Nasarawa State Hospitals Management Board Law 2020 has been passed into law by the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
The House also approved the bill for a kaw to repeal and re-enact the Nasarawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency with a view to strengthening their capacities for efficiency and effective healthcare delivery.
The two executive bills were sent to the House by Governor Abdullahi Sule for passage in order to boost the health status of the people of the state.
The Speaker of the House, Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, who announced the passage of the two bills during the House proceedings in Lafia on Tuesday, was optimistic that the bills if assented to would improve the general health of the people of the state.
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“I want to express my appreciation to you, particularly the committee that handled these bills for a job well carried out.
“A bill for a law to repeal and re-establish the Nasarawa State Hospitals Management Board Law 2020 read for the third time and passed.
“A bill for a law to repeal and re-enact the Nasarawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency read for the third time and passed,” the speaker said.
The speaker directed the clerk to the House to produce a clean copy of the bills for the governor’s assent.
Meantime, the speaker announced the House recess commencing from December 22, 2020, to February 8, 2021 after Tanko Tanko moved a motion to that effect and seconded by Danladi Jatau, the minority leader.
