COVID-19 IN NIGERIA: WE SAY NO TO CHINA INTERVENTION

Can the world ever trust China again? Would Nigeria romance with the prime suspect of the current global crisis (COVID-19)? How can we? In 2012 China handed over a fully funded and built headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to the African Union (AU). A great gesture of friendship and solidarity, perhaps. But not long after, it was alleged to have been bugged, leaking vital, confidential information of the Union to China in faraway Shanghai! True or false, the Union had to change its computer servers to check the alleged mischief. But issues of health are different. Misfiring means losing a life, or even lives. On a national scale, that can amount to thousands. Painful loss. Avoidable loss. The authorities must tread with caution here. Face masks, test kits, ventilators, vaccine and doctors - all from or of China. Hmmmm, caution we must exercise. Until now we have been using our indigenous doctors, and they have been doing well. WHY CHANGE THE WINNING TEAM? Please let us DISCARD this idea of Chinese intervention. WE DON'T NEED IT. Let us stay safe Stay indigenous. Stay Nigerian We shall overcome

Monday 17 March 2014

NIS tragedy: Jonathan summons Interior Minister, Immigration Comptroller-General

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Abuja summoned the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), David Parradang.
The development was ostensibly as a result of the death on Saturday of some applicants seeking employment into the service.
Moro and Parradang had earlier met with the Chief of Staff to the President, retired Brig.-Gen. Jones Arogbofa, before proceeding to the meeting with President Jonathan.

The meeting with the Chief of Staff lasted for over two hours while the duo’s meeting with the President lasted for about 45 minutes.

Moro and Parradang refused to take questions from State House correspondents when they approached them to find out the outcome of their meeting with President Jonathan.

The minister, who had visited the scene of the incident and the National Hospital in Abuja on Sunday, had confirmed to newsmen that several applicants died at the recruitment venue.

The deaths were as a result of the stampede which occurred at the Abuja National Stadium, venue of the recruitment.
Moro also pledged that his ministry would offset the medical bills of the victims of the incident.
NAN reports that similar incidents of stampede and death of applicants were reported across the country during the recruitment last Saturday.(NAN)

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