Fustrated efforts says Afe Babalola
Legal luminary Afe Babalola has accused the Federal Government of frustrating efforts of the Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti in developing the COVID-19 vaccine.
FG Frustrates Abuad’s Efforts
Speaking on Monday during Abuad’s 8th convocation ceremonies in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
The legal icon knocked the Nigerian government for querying the institution while seeking approval to provide the vaccine.
“After working day and night for many months, We successfully put in applications to appropriate government agencies’.
Eventually, we asked for accelerating action, they were rebuffing and querying us on why we were in a hurry adding that after all, it takes four years in America to get such an approval.”
FG Frustrates Abuad’s Efforts, According to him, the COVID-19 has exposed the poor state of the Nigeria health and education sectors
Which are largely lacking in infrastructure and depth of research.
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It is a shame
Babalola said it is shameful for Nigeria that India has stepped up the ladder to become a donor of vaccines to Nigeria
And Nigeria is dealing with ancient matters of cattle grazing.
“India has navigated itself from the club of underdeveloped countries into the prestigious club of developed countries.
“Nigeria is battling daily with the ancient cattle open grazing system with the herder carrying AK 47 to challenge anybody who prevents them from destroying,” .
He noted the number of qualified medical personnel produced by the country has not translated to a good global rating.
The university chancellor stated that since India gained independence in 1947, it has distinguished itself in nuclear power among others.
Apparently admitting that Nigeria has qualified medical and health practitioners the nation’s facilities fall below the requirement of WHO.
“India became independent on the 15th August 1947. Today, India is a nuclear power.
It manufactures cars, Railway engines and coaches, hospital equipment and aircraft, and
Now one of the leading countries in the manufacture of vaccine that it donates vaccine to Nigeria among other countries.
This is how dilapidated system has become he concluded
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