Following the passage of cremation bill by the state House of Assembly,
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state, Monday, signed cremation bill
into law, which provides for voluntary burning of corpses and unclaimed
corpses in the state.
The governor, also signed two other bills into
law, which are; A law to establish the Ibile Oil and Gas Corporation and that of establishing the Lagos State Christian and Muslim Pilgrims
Welfare Board.
Fashola while signing the cremation bill into law, after several
months of public debates in his Alausa office, Ikeja, said the cremation
law is voluntary, adding that its enactment shows how the concept of
globalization had taken its roots in the state. The governor, who lauded members of House of Assembly for
responding to global yearnings, noted that their enthusiasm in passing
the law also showed that cremation is the best way to go.
Explaining the content of the new cremation law, the Lagos State
Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Mr. Ade Ipaye, said the
law only provides for voluntary cremation. According to him,”it is voluntary in the sense that it allows for
voluntary cremation, whereby a person may signify interest to be
cremated when he dies or a deceased’s family members who must attain the
age of 18 years can decide to have the corpse cremated.”
Ipaye added that; “The law now makes it legal for the state
government to cremate unclaimed corpses in its mortuaries after a period
of time”.
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