Following the invitation of Chinese doctors to Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told Nigerians to blame President Muhammadu Buhari should there be an increase in the cases of COVID-19 infection and death in the country.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that a 15-team of Chinese medical doctors arrived Nigeria at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Wednesday.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP said despite the protests and warnings by Nigerians and professional bodies, the APC-led federal government still went ahead to invite the Chinese doctors to help Nigeria tackle the dreaded disease.
The opposition party warned that the invitation of doctors from China, the epicenter of the disease would expose the Nigerians to further risks.
The statement read: “This is even as Nigerians across the board have continued to question the status, identity and interest of the Chinese doctors as well as the safety of kits and equipment from China, particularly following scary reports of escalation of the scourge in certain countries reportedly after the arrival of Chinese medical personnel in those countries.
“Moreover, our doctors and nurses have been on top of the situation with records of recoveries and less casualties, thus raising questions about the real intentions of bringing in doctors from China.
“The situation is even more distressing as the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 had been making frantic effort to exonerate itself from the decision to bring in the Chinese doctors into our country.
“The PDP wants President Buhari to note that Nigerians already know the pace, intensity and trajectory of COVID-19 statistics at the time the Federal Government, which he leads, gave passage to these Chinese doctors.”
It said Nigerians were aware that since the index case was reported till date, the nation’s COVID-19 data stood at 276 confirmed cases, out of which 44 had been successfully treated by the nation’s doctors with six deaths, which reportedly had other underlining ailments.
“Our party, therefore, calls on the entire world to hold President Buhari responsible should there be any sudden upsurge in COVID-19 infection and deaths in our country, now that the Chinese doctors have been brought in despite protests by Nigerians.
“The PDP, however, charges Nigerians to be extra vigilant at this time as our party also demands that the Presidential Task Force outlines the states and local governments where the Chinese doctors are expected to operate, to enable Nigerians to monitor their activities as well as the aftermath of such activities,” it added.
