Lawmakers at the House of Representatives have questioned the
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, demanding full details of
the activities and whereabouts of the Chinese doctors.
The lawmakers at their plenary on Tuesday said they are not
satisfied with the statement of the Minister that the Chinese
doctors are not guests of the Federal Ministry of Health but that
of a Chinese firm in Abuja.
The resolution of the House stems from a motion of urgent public
importance raised by Representative Dachung Bagos.
The House, in a separate motion, also resolved to investigate
the status of medical and pharmaceutical research in the fight
against COVID-19 in Nigeria.
They expressed worry that Nigerian scientists and researchers
have not been given the necessary support and funding for medical
research.
The Minister of Health las week Thursday told reporters not to
question him over the whereabouts of Chinese medical experts who
came into Nigeria to support the fight against COVID-19.
Ehanire, while responding to questions at the daily Presidential
Task Force on COVID-19 briefing said the medical personnel “are not
guests of the Federal Government but CCECC, a construction
company.”
Lawmakers at the House of Representatives have questioned the
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, demanding full details of
the activities and whereabouts of the Chinese doctors.
The lawmakers at their plenary on Tuesday said they are not
satisfied with the statement of the Minister that the Chinese
doctors are not guests of the Federal Ministry of Health but that
of a Chinese firm in Abuja.
The resolution of the House stems from a motion of urgent public
importance raised by Representative Dachung Bagos.
The House, in a separate motion, also resolved to investigate
the status of medical and pharmaceutical research in the fight
against COVID-19 in Nigeria.
They expressed worry that Nigerian scientists and researchers
have not been given the necessary support and funding for medical
research.
The Minister of Health las week Thursday told reporters not to
question him over the whereabouts of Chinese medical experts who
came into Nigeria to support the fight against COVID-19.
Ehanire, while responding to questions at the daily Presidential
Task Force on COVID-19 briefing said the medical personnel “are not
guests of the Federal Government but CCECC, a construction
company.”