Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has denied saying that Nigeria has enough medical doctors.
However, he insisted that Nigeria has enough medical personnel to handle non specialist areas in the rural areas of the country.In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Nwachukwu Obidiwe, the Minister who has come under heavy criticism since his controversial statement on Channel Television, lamented his interview has been subjected to serial distortion and misinterpretation, arising from skewed news broadcast.
He said: “I speak from the vintage position of being a medical doctor and member, Nigerian Medical Association since June, 1979 and enriched by my vast knowledge on health administration, having retired as a Deputy Director, Medical Services and Training from the Federal Ministry of Health in 1998, member of Vision 2010 Committee on Health as well as senior member, Senate Committee on Health 2011-2015.
He explained most of these rejected applicants usually throng the Federal Ministry of Health and Labour and Employment to complain of being illegally schemed out. While insisting the problem was not limited to doctors seeking specialisation, he said young medical officers who graduate from medical schools spend two to three years looking for a space for Housemanship.
You people are fond of making foolish Statement about serious National issues ,& instead of apologising , U begin to say , u're misquoted .Do u think Nigerians are FOOLS?
These days, we no longer u/stand English Language again, so, Mr Minister, do you agree that there's brain drain amongst our best Teachers, since you say dem misquote you on native, or sorry, doctors?
Why the lies something you said boldly in channels television,abi u high that day sir
Really?
You never see sumchin!
I am in support of ur position. Nigeria is not short of doctors, BUT NIGERIA CANNOT KEEP THEM EMPLOYED & SATISFIED. Since no law bars anyone from seeking greener pastures elsewhere, they, like many other Nigerians, troop out. Government must try to retain them. Migration is legal
Sir let them say, don't mind them
I said it that he was drunk before coming for that show... Now the hangover don clear..... Rubbish.......
You have just played out the lai's style...
What he said was clear and plain. If he does not know how to speak English, why not go and rewrite WAEC waecnigeria
It's only in Nigeria that people are quoted out of context even when their statements are reproduced verbatim, and without any ambiguity.
U were not misquoted u say it now u are running from wat we will tell ur children
I can laugh jor
An afterthought!
Apc with lies ... I guess they are always on drug when making a public statement and later discovered their mumucious yan then twist it to something else... Ko ni ye gbogbo yin pelu ogo olohun ati ola ramadan to n bo yi
You talk to much
U were misquoted by ya mouth.
Yeye man....ogogoro too much for that devil.
No one should ever take this idiot serious. He's always on hard drugs.
This govt always say one thing and says another one, immediately it starts firing back
If Ngige wants 2 apologize 4 his unguarded utterance, he should do so straight 4rm D heart. What does he mean he was misquoted? What then does he say, or mean 2 say? He has erred, & he should admit it. Whichever angle, he wants 2 come now, without admittance & withdrawal won't
Minister says his mouthpiece misquoted him oh! He never meant so!! So let’s take it so!!!
A disgrace to Igbos, talking before thinking. All these are Buhari's backwardness effects. What I watched you say point blank that you want to deny, anyway Liar Mohammed influenza has contaminated your life.
Hehehehe
Probably he was drunk when he made this statement because l watched it live on channel television, now he is trying to deny his statement. Clueless set of people.
It’s funny how much of a fool they take us for
😂 😂 I saw this coming
Misquoted or you lost your mind?
😂 😂 I was actually expecting this 'misquoted ' or 'statement taken out of context ' release after the barrage of condemnation 😬🇳🇬
There was a video recording
HM that's the work of AIT and Co, they didn't conduct the interview, so they just pick a quote, what a shame on some of our media houses
shameless man !!
Nigerian and Uk journalists are best good at that
Maybe your voice misquoted you or the microphone 🎤 that picked the voice.
All your freaking doctors want the job abroad
The right to say should be that you had a slip of tongue! Must you lie about everything, including what everyone heard you say?!
Fool it seems you understand English.
The man wants to eat his words. It's allowed!
U no say we Nigerians no dey hear English.
How now?
Did u just say 'misquoted'?
Hogwash!!!
Hahahaha Ngige hmmmm Nigeria leader's twists ward that come out of their mouth like food.
Nigerians are not surprise at Chris Ngige denial over a statement he made on a live TV programme which was watched by millions of people within and outside Nigeria. He is well known for his double speak. Let him be reminder that POSTERITY has a special place for him and his likes
What u said was clear and u are not to be blame, all ur kids 🧒 n family 👪 members ve doctors in private n over sea hospital 🏥. Until we make a law dat any public savant should use our local hospital 🏥 n school that's when we start being serious as a Nation.
Someone should pls send him the video again so that he can see that it was not misquoted
This man is a joker
What u said was clear and u are not to be blame sabi, all ur kids 🧒 n family 👪 members ve doctors in private n over sea. Until we make a law dat any public savant should use our local hospital 🏥 n school that's when we start being serious as a Nation
What you said was clear and u are not to be blame sabi, all ur kids 🧒 n family 👪 members ve doctors in private n over sea. Until we make a law dat any public savant should use our local hospital 🏥 n school that's when we start being serious as a Nation
Mugu
No! He was not misquoted! I watched it. He said and I quote: '...quote me'.
Lol
Thunder fire all of una in APC. the moment they make sacrilegious statement they say I WAS MISQUOTED. soon MBuhari will be asking for the technology used in saying it. Nonsense ingredient
Ewu!
You can not return as one of Nigeria minister again
Lol...maybe the microphone he used misquoted him. What a joker.
Can someone please post the recording
First was saying the youths should go into bet9ja and co , second was 24,500 is enough for family of 4 per month as minimum wage, now doctors can leave coz we have enough . This your bleaching cream don dey enter your porous brain ! Water yam
Oga, you were not misquoted. The interview is on YouTube and I couldn't see any misquote there. Take responsibility pls.
What is this animalistic short man trying to justify when we heard you on a live TV. Anyways its common with this administration.
Kai kai at work na. So wha you feel 🤷♂️
Birds of same feather
I've said when the kaikai is over you will rephrase it
Medicine after death
Eyaaaa.....pitiful.
I'm not in anyway surprise of this cheap denial by Sen. Christ Ngige, very unfortunate politician
With this kind of accidented leaders in position, I'm sorry to intimate us that as Nigerians, we are not ready. A video clip that went viral, and the same insane person is claiming he was misquoted is very unfortunate.
Nigerian media.
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