ABUJA- MINISTER of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige yesterday clarified his position on the issue of international migration by the Nigerian Medical Doctors as contained in his interview on Channels Television live morning programme on Wednesday.
“Therefore, the truth no matter how it hurts, must be told and reality, boldly faced. Hence, apart from Nigeria’s non-compliance with the World Health Organisation’s ratio of one doctor to six hundred patients of which I was misquoted, every other thing I said in that interview is an existential reality, useful and constructive facts which every Nigerian that watched the full interview will hardly dispute.
He said, “What the Minister meant, therefore, is that these professionals have the right to seek for training abroad to sharpen their skills, become specialists and later turn this problem to a national advantage when they repatriate their legitimate earnings and later return to the country. It also said the problem was not limited to doctors seeking specialization as young medical officers who graduate from medical schools spend two to three years looking for a space for Housemanship.
vanguardngr You know nothing Ngige Being a medical Dr does not make you automatically intelligent What research did you base your comments in? Very foolish man, you owe Nigerians and the whole medical association an apology 👈🏽👈🏽
vanguardngr Now I know ur problem urs has drained
vanguardngr When was the last time Chris Ngige treated a patient in any hospital since he joined PMB's government?
vanguardngr Medical doctor? Where & when did you perform your duty last?
vanguardngr Let’s accept Ngige explanations.... does it not bother him that the ministry can only absorb 20% of these doctors cos of shortage of Facilities when we actually need all of them and even more? That was the question.
vanguardngr Ana ekwúgheri
vanguardngr The Okija connection! Native doctor things.
vanguardngr ...Anakogheri*
vanguardngr Square peg in round hole....a medical doctor can never be minister of Labour anywhere but in naija
vanguardngr My once able gov and in-law ,APC has influenced you badly. We know why.Please take it easy on our noble professionals (Doctors).It will not go well with our old politician in PDP.
vanguardngr Trash. You are no longer a medical doctor for more than 25 years now
vanguardngr Oga did you ever practice cos I'm not sure
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