Kwara State House of Assembly has urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq to direct the Ministry of Health to regulate practice of Traditional Medicine Practitioners in the state.

The call was sequel to the Motion on the ‘Need to Enforce Regulation of the Activities of Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Line with the Kwara State Traditional Medicine and Registration Law’, sponsored by member representing Ilorin Central, Oba Abdulkadir Magaji at Tuesday’s plenary.

Oba Magaji, while leading the debate on the Motion, said the development would encourage them to practice in accordance with the provisions of the Kwara State Traditional Medicine and Registration Law.

He expressed concern that the existing law that regulates and standardized the Traditional Medicine Practitioners activities is abused, thereby pose more risk to the citizens.

Other Co-sponsors in their debates, advised Nigerians, particularly Kwarans to always patronize and purchase only Traditional Medicine that are approved by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

In his resolutions, the Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danladi Salihu urged the State Commissioner for Health to ensure regular training and sensitization of the Traditional Medicine Practitioners to operate within the provision of the law.

The Speaker also called for proper prosecution of any Traditional Medicine Practitioners that go against the laid down rules.

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