NBA Official Ubani Declare Compulsory Vaccination Illegal, To Sue Nigerian Govt

Monday Ubani, Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), has threatened to sue the Buhari administration over mandatory vaccination.

Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, made the news at a press conference last week.

From December 1, civil servants must produce proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test, according to Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The directive, according to Ubani, breached existing labor terms as well as federal servants’ fundamental rights to privacy, life, movement, religious belief and faith, and liberty.

Any mandatory vaccination edict, according to the NBA official, is immature, unnecessary, and undesirable, and should be completely rejected.

He stated that denying access to the office would be a blatant violation of the job contract’s requirements.

Ubani warned the government that restricting movement is a violation of the 1999 constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights.

“When these civil servants were employed, compulsory vaccinations and its attendant punishment for non compliance were not part of their terms of contract.

“This new policy is a rude interruption to cordial labour relationship and is against international best labour practices.

“The Federal Government is hereby put on notice that any intention to pursue this illegal policy will be met with stiff legal challenge,” he said.

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.

“They should rather utilise persuasive methodology to get citizens convinced of the benefits of the said vaccinations,” he added.

Ubani added that what should be made mandatory in Nigeria are free education, free healthcare and other social welfare policies