MANDATORY VACCINATION MUST BE EXPUNGED FROM THE CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES BILL (JOINT PRESS STATEMENT RELEASED BY THE COALITION AGAINST MANDATORY VACCINATION IN NIGERIA (a.k.a. NOMANDATORYVAXNAIJA MOVEMENT), AND THE ADVOCATES FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY, ON FRIDAY 15TH MAY, 2020)

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Fellow Free Citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Gentlemen of the Press: greetings from the Coalition against Mandatory Vaccination in Nigeria (#NoMandatoryVaxNaija) a popular Movement that sprouted spontaneously in response to the presentation of the Control of Infectious Diseases at the House of Representatives on Tuesday 28th April, 2020; and from the Advocates for Freedom and Democracy, a long-established Coalition of over sixty Groups of professionals committed to nation-building efforts in Nigeria inspired by the Christian faith.