Lawmakers Move To Prohibit Civil Servants From Using Private Schools, Hospitals

The House of Representatives has proposed a new bill aimed at preventing public officials and civil servants from using private schools and healthcare services.

This move is intended to restore faith in Nigeria’s public institutions.

The legislative proposal, called “A Bill for an Act to Prohibit Public and Civil Servants from Using Private Schools and Health Care Services and for Related Matters (HB 2487),” was presented on Tuesday.

Amobi Godwin Ogah, during a press conference at the National Assembly, explained that the new legislative proposal aims to mandate that government officials and their families utilize public schools and hospitals.

Ogah stated that the proposed legislation represents a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s endeavor to tackle the deterioration of public institutions.

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He said, “This bill intends to prohibit all public and civil servants, including their immediate family members, from patronising private schools and healthcare services in order to avoid conflict of interest, maintain public trust and ensure high uncompromised standards and integrity of these public institutions.

“If we have started the removal of petroleum subsidy, we must also enforce this bill to prohibit the patronising of private schools and healthcare services by public and civil servants.”