The Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) has warned health practitioners in the state to desist from quackery and other illegal activities or face the full wrath of the law. Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr.Godiya Akwashiki (PDP-Nasarawa Eggon West), gave the warning after the House discussed extensively, a motion brought under matter of public interest by Mr. Mohammed Okpoku (APC-Udege/Loko). Okpoku drew the attention of the House to the illegal activities of some health workers in the state and called on lawmakers to support the bid to flush out quack medical personnels across the state.

He also called on the lawmakers to support the motion to enable the House to in collaboration with the state ministry of health, embark on inspection tour of health facilities across the state. “The inspection tour will help to ascertain the number of registered and unregistered clinics as well as health personnel in order to tackle quackery in the health sector in the state. “My call has become imperative due to the increasing rate of quackery in the health sector in the state which has affected the health needs of my constituency and the people of the state negatively,” he said.