The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) National Secretariat has said it is alarmed by the decision of the Federal Government to bring Chinese Medical doctors to Nigeria to fight COVID-19, despite the fact that Nigerian doctors are doing exceptionally well in fighting the pandemic.
“We caution that it will be counterproductive to bring in Chinese doctors”, the NUJ said in a statement signed by its National President Chris Isiguzo, and the National Secretary, Shuaibu Usman Leman,
The statement said, “while some have applauded the way and manner China contained the virus in Wuhan – the only Chinese city to be so affected, we hasten to note that there is more to this charade than is being let out by the Chinese authorities, and we reject a situation where Nigeria will be used as a Guinea pig for any experiment”.
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The NUJ said it is pertinent to plead with the Federal Government to stop this Medical team from coming to Nigeria because of the Italian example where there was an inexplicable spike in COVID-19 related deaths when the Chinese doctors arrived the country.
“The FG should as a matter of urgency concern investigate the allegation that what is happening today is associated with the launching of the 5G communication network, as Nigerians are becoming more agitated over the issue which cannot be swept under the carpet.
“We urge the FG to be more proactive in dealing with these emerging issues because any mistake made will be catastrophic”, the statement added.
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