Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris has denied saying that Nigeria has enough medical doctors.He also said he didn’t
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.
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