LASG bans use of residential premises for burial
By Modupe Shodeinde
The Lagos State Government has prohibited the use of residential premises as morgues, embalmment centres or burial sites in the State.
The Executive Secretary of Lagos State Law Reform Commission, Mrs Ade Adeyemo, said the prohibition was to prevent the transmission of communicable diseases in Lagos state.
In a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Burial prohibited on residential premises – LASG’, Mrs Adeyemo was quoted as saying, this was necessary in the view of the outbreaks of communicable diseases in the present day.
She explained that the commission has the duty of updating and ensuring laws are in tandem with present situation.
“The Law Reform Commission is saddled with the responsibility of reviewing and reforming laws with a view to effecting necessary changes to make them more modern, fair, just, efficient, accessible and bring them in consonance with the prevailing social and moral values of society.
“In this regard, the Commission, after review, found it expedient to ensure that the Lagos State Public Health Law was expanded to include present-day disease outbreaks like the Ebola, Lassa fever and other communicable diseases.”
The Executive Secretary said some procedures are taken in order to update and eliminate unnecessary laws which are no longer applicable as they do not fit the prevailing situations and circumstances as the State evolves.
She revealed that other Laws and Bills that have been reviewed and forwarded to the House of Assembly for the benefit of the general public include, the Animals Bill, Electric Power Sector Reform Law, Tenancy Bill, Real Estate Regulatory Bill, Lotteries and Gaming Authority Law and Law Enforcement Training Institute Bill, among others.
