The Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the Psychiatric Hospitals Management Board Act 2004 and to establish the Federal Psychiatric Hospital, Budo-Egba, Kwara state.
The passage of the bill provides a legal framework for already established psychiatric hospitals across the country, and would facilitate the training of specialist personnel.
The bill was passed by the upper chamber after it considered the report of the Health Committee (Secondary and Tertiary).
Chairman of the Committee, Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe (APC, Kwara Central), in his presentation, recalled that the Psychiatric Hospitals Management Board Act was enacted under the military administration in 1979 with only three hospitals.
“Ever since, there have been some additional ones created in the South-West, South-East, South-South, North-East, North-West but without enabling laws to give them legal backing.”
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