JONATHAN'S BIRTH CONTROL BILL UNDERWAY

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said he may
soon send a bill to the National Assembly on a birth
control.
Speaking at the inauguration of Chairman and
Commissioners of the National Population
Commission (NPC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja,
Jonathan urged that religious belief should not
frustrate the policy.
Former Managing Director of Nigeria Brewery PLC,
Chief Festus Odumegwu, was inaugurated as
Chairman of the Commission and 22 out of 23
appointed Commissioners took the oath of Office and
oath of Allegiance.
The President noted that Nigeria would not be the
first country to make a law on birth control, adding
that the issue of population regulation is very
sensitive.
He said government cannot fold its arms until the
country's population becomes uncontrollable.
The President assured that government would carry
out enough sensitisation before making the law
controlling birth and population.
He also directed the NPC team to begin advocacy on
birth control and promised government support and
funding.










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