CISLAC Urges Bauchi to Domesticate Tobacco Control Act

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), represented by Executive Director Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, has called on the Bauchi State government to take urgent action to domesticate the National Tobacco Control Act. This appeal was made during a stakeholder technical meeting focused on developing a tobacco control framework for the state.

The meeting included participants from relevant ministries, departments, and agencies. Solomon Adogum, a CISLAC officer, presented alarming statistics indicating that approximately 25,000 children aged 10-14 and 7.49 million adults aged 15 and above use tobacco daily in Nigeria.

Tobacco use is linked to 28,876 deaths annually in the country and is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases. Danlami Ahm Kawul, representing the Bauchi State Commission on Housing Environment, reaffirmed the government's commitment to supporting the domestication of tobacco control legislation to protect public health.