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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, says doctors who feel they want to relocate in search of greener pastures are free to do so as the nation has enough medical personnel.

Ngige said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. 
The minister was responding to a question on brain drain and the deliberate recruitment of Nigerian doctors by foreign embassies in Nigeria to the detriment of the nation’s health sector.

In his response, however, Ngige, who is also a medical doctor, said there was nothing wrong with doctors leaving the country as they would continue to send foreign exchange home which could, in turn, grow the economy.

He said, “No, I am not worried (about doctors leaving the country). We have surplus. If you have surplus, you export. It happened some years ago here. I was taught chemistry and biology by Indian teachers in my secondary school days.





Source: http://www.ngg.ng/2019/04/24/doctors-are-free-to-leave-nigeria-we-have-enough-dr-chris-ngige-says/

Hon. Minister

Doctors that ain't qualify to handle a successful surgery. Is that one DOCTOR?
GOOD Doctors are leaving this country and buhari havent said anything about it.

Nigeria has enough doctors!!! Is this man high on some drugs? The number of doctors to patient is 1 to 1200.

Many people have lost their lifes due to the few number of medical practioners we have, the government should rather find a way to improve doctors salaries and provide essential equipment for their work instead of acting unconcerned, the truth is Nigerian doctors are well appreciated abroad.

See whar this short man devil is saying. Little wonder Chris Uba abducted him

This guy is a disgrace.

Our healthcare is in a shambles.




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No need to run out of the country. applying to our platform as a Doctor, you can earn more than the doctors leaving.

Imagine what an elderly statesman uttered in media.

Gentlemen and ladies this is a slap to your face.
O'yes, I was taught in school that input determines output.

Show me your leaders and I will show you the level of economic growth and development in the nearest future.

Shame on him!

lol

clowns...with their 30k salary

From Okiga Shrine, the gods are talking.

Mheen! Nigeria is in serious trouble if our minister of labor can be saying this. The good doctors are leaving the country, going abroad to grow other countries economies. The amount they sent home isn't up to the amount that will be realized if they are been taken care of properly in Nigeria and those patients flown outside the country are been taken care of in Nigeria. Is it a crime if those amazing feats done by them in other countries are done here?

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What a foolish thing to say.

USA or UK with so many medical schools wont dare say this!

Does this minister understand what he is saying?

Does he have statistics?

Sometimes our politicians speak like they wake up early to drink something!

I si?
What else will you say? Can you actually stop it? My challenge is that sometimes some of these people travel and not be able to find jobs as doctors.

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Too many dumies ruling Nigeria

APC next level.Buhari will tell you that he is not aware of such minister and statement.

Soon we will all be travelling to London like Buhari to see a......... Nigerian doctor.

From a dis-Honorable minister of Labour oh!

It yaff finished..

seangy4konji:
lol

clowns...with their 30k salary

E reach to laugh...

Jokers in govt places

Are we curse or what, this comment is out of place. A minister coming to talk trash is disturbing.

When he's been employed by Buhari, why won't he reason like a bush animal?

Really

Sometimes I wonder if these people reason before uttering somer words...
We keep losing our best hands to other countries but they don't care because they have resources to travel out to meet this best hands for treatment.

This same Ngige will go Abroad to meet this same doctors to treat ordinary headache.

This man is not only foolish, he is also an idiot

Reckless statement

Stupid talk...

boyfwend:
Doctors that ain't qualify to handle a successful surgery. Is that one DOCTOR?
GOOD Doctors are leaving this country and buhari havent said anything about it.

it is not every doctor that is a surgeon bro

Crazy niccur

Only those who are sentimental will not agree with him..we need more health institutions..There are plenty doctors, Even to get placements for residency is war. Why will over 2, ooo apply for a vacancy of less than 50 if there are no surplus