COVID-19: Let’s Support Invitation Of Chinese Medical Experts – APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to Nigerians to support moves by the federal government to seek medical support from China in our bid to fight the scourge of the global Coronavirus pandemic in the country, saying the action was in the interest of the country.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, yesterday made the appeal in an interview with newsmen in Abuja.
Last Friday, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire disclosed government’s plan to invite a team of Chinese medical experts to combat COVID-19 outbreak in the country. On Monday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha also reaffirmed this decision.
But in a swift reaction, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and some concerned Nigerians vehemently kicked against federal government’s decision to invite the Chinese medical experts to the country. Arguing that the action will not only be counter-productive, but it will also undermine the success so far recorded by our medical personnel and they expressed fears that Nigerians may be turned to experimental guinea pigs by the Chinese.
The ruling party through its spokesman however, appealed to all Nigerians to rally round the government in this new drive to defeat the dreaded virus, maintaining that the pandemic requires international collaboration and support of all global citizens, stressing that the scourge was not limited to the country alone.
Justifying government decision, Onilu said the country needs support where ever it is available. “In a situation like this, the idea of shared experience is nothing we can undermine. Some people have gone through the same experience and have gone through certain processes that we can learn from, so we should not shy away from shared experience.
“We need to share ideas. We need to combine forces because this is a global enemy that is not limited to Nigeria.