On Tuesday at the sitting of the National House of Assembly, a Law maker raised an issue that Nigeria is under pressure from its growth rate which adds about five million people to the country’s population annually.
Honourable Babatunde Kolawole said that Nigeria must come up with an action plan to check the growing population.
“There is concern that unbridled population growth puts pressure on the country’s finances and infrastructure, especially food, housing, education and healthcare.
“It is also a catalyst for high unemployment, poverty, crime and others,” he said.
But one of his colleagues opposed the motion on religious ground, with the "free to born" ideology which led to a debate on the floor.
Even though some lawmakers supported the motion, those against it were more passionate.
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