11 June 2013

Lagos State Governor Signs Cremation Bill Into Law

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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