Coronavirus: Reps question health minister on whereabouts of Chinese doctors

Coronavirus: Reps question health minister on whereabouts of Chinese doctors

- The House of Reps has questioned the minister of health, Dr Ehanire, over the whereabouts of the 15 Chinese doctors in Nigeria

- The lawmakers demanded full details of the activities of the Chinese doctors

- Ehanire had earlier said he did not the whereabouts of the doctors, adding that they were not the guests of the Ministry of Health

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The House of Representatives has questioned the minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, regarding the whereabouts of the Chinese doctors who came to Nigeria to assist in the Covid-19 fight.

Channels TV reports that the lawmakers demanded full details of the activities of the Chinese doctors during their plenary on Tuesday, May 19.

Legit.ng gathers that the lawmakers said they are not satisfied with the statement of the health minister that the Chinese doctors are not guests of the Ministry of Health but that of a Chinese firm in Abuja.

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The resolution of the House stems from a motion of urgent public importance raised by Dachung Bagos who is representing Jos South/East federal constituency.

Recall that the minister of health had said he cannot account for the whereabouts of the Chinese team.

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In a similar development, the Peoples Democratic Party has given the federal government a 48-hour ultimatum to declare the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team.

The lead opposition party made the demand in a statement released on Saturday, May 16, by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan.

According to the PDP, Ehanire’s statement has heightened apprehension that the Chinese team might have been brought in by a certain “cabal” for another purpose outside the general public good.

The party described as suspicious, creepy and weird that the health minister, who had assured that the Chinese were brought to render medical services and training and went personally to receive them at the airport, can no longer account for the team.

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“Our party is worried that the APC-led federal government is being economical with the truth, with its officials playing politics with the lives of our citizens and health safety of our nation,” the PDP said.

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