Senator Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) says his bill seeking to make first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator training mandatory across homes, schools, institutions and workplaces in Nigeria has scaled first reading.
Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria, Abuja, on Tuesday.
According to him, the bill is entitled, ‘Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to Provide for Mandatory First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Automated External Defibrillator Training and the Adoption of Good Samaritan Laws, 2024.
Nwoko said that the proposed legislation seeks to embed emergency response training and legal protection for bystanders into the nation’s constitutional framework.
”The bill proposes an amendment to Section 17(3) of the Constitution to include provisions mandating life-saving training and the nationwide adoption of Good Samaritan Laws which protect individuals who assist victims in emergencies from legal liability,’’
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