I Know What I Am Saying,I Have Been A Medical Doctor For 40 Years – Chris Ngige

I Know What I Am Saying,I Have Been A Medical Doctor For 40 Years - Chris Ngige

Minister of Labour and productivity, Chris Ngige, has release a statement debunking that he said he is not worried that doctors are leaving the country.

According to the statement he released through his spokesman, Nwachukwu Obidiwe, he said the fact that he has been a medical doctor for 40 years puts him in a pole position to understand the health sector in the country.

His words:

“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 … therefore, the truth no matter how it hurts, must be told and reality, boldly faced.”

“I invite opinion moulders especially those who have spoken or written on this issue to watch the full clip of my interview with Channels (TV). And it is for this reason that I admitted having a little cause to worry about brain drain among medical doctors.

“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.

“Even where some of these doctors are bonded to their oversea training institutions, examples abound on the large number of them who have successfully returned to settle and establish specialist centres across the country. It is therefore a question of turning your handicap to an advantage.

“The fact is that while the federal government has recorded a remarkably steady improvement in our healthcare system, Nigeria is yet to get there.”