Members of the House of Representatives have endorsed a harmonised report by both legislative chambers on a bill for an Act to repeal the Prisons Act, 2004.

The plan to repeal and re-enact the Prison Act, it was said, was to ensure efficient management of the prisons service in the country.

The motion for the adoption of the harmonised report entitled, “Receipt and Adoption of Conference Report on a Bill for an Act, Cap P29 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and to make Comprehensive Provisions for the Administration of Prisons in Nigeria” was sponsored by Umar Bature.

Bature explained to the House that “in view of the importance of the bill to the administration of the criminal justice, development of and efficient management of the prisons service in Nigeria, the prisons bill, 2011 was passed by the House on Thursday, June 27, 2013.

He said the “the prisons bill was passed by the Senate with some differences and the two chambers met on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 and endorsed the version.

When the motion was put to a voice vote, it was unanimously endorsed by the lawmakers.