{"id":51960,"date":"2021-10-17T17:27:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T16:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=51960"},"modified":"2021-10-17T16:58:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T15:58:13","slug":"nba-official-ubani-declare-compulsory-vaccination-illegal-to-sue-nigerian-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nba-official-ubani-declare-compulsory-vaccination-illegal-to-sue-nigerian-govt","title":{"rendered":"NBA official Ubani declare compulsory vaccination illegal, to sue Nigerian govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Monday Ubani, Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) says he will drag the Buhari administration to court over compulsory vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha made the announcement at a briefing last week.<\/p>\n<p>Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said civil servants must show proof of vaccination or present a negative PCR test from December 1.<\/p>\n<p>Ubani stressed that the order violated existing labour terms and the fundamental rights of the civil servants to their privacy, life, movement, religious belief and faith, and liberty.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA official said any directive on compulsory vaccination is immature, needless, unacceptable and should be totally rejected.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that the denial of access to office would be a clear disregard for the contractual terms of employment.<\/p>\n<p>Ubani warned the government that restricting movement run fowl of the 1999 constitution as amended, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen these civil servants were employed, compulsory vaccinations and its attendant punishment for non compliance were not part of their terms of contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new policy is a rude interruption to cordial labour relationship and is against international best labour practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Federal Government is hereby put on notice that any intention to pursue this illegal policy will be met with stiff legal challenge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer said since the government failed to convince the citizens on the safety of vaccination against coronavirus, it must not pursue a forceful policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should rather utilise persuasive methodology to get citizens convinced of the benefits of the said vaccinations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ubani added that what should be made mandatory in Nigeria are free education, free healthcare and other social welfare policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Monday Ubani, Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) says he will drag the Buhari administration to court over compulsory vaccination. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha made the announcement at a briefing last week. 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