Tolu Ogunlesi, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special
Assistant on Digital and New Media has dashed the hopes of Nigerians asking for
the whereabouts of the 15 Chinese experts.
Recall, at last week’s Daily COVID-19 Briefing, the Minister
of Health, Osagie Ehanire when asked about the whereabouts of the 15 Chinese
experts had said he does not know.
Osagie Ehanire’s response consequently generated outrage
from Nigerians including a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode.
On Saturday, Fani-Kayode had asked, “Where are the 15
Chinese doctors? What is their mission? Who invited them? Is it true that they
are spreading & infecting our people with COVID-19?”
He further asked, “Why did the Min. of Health tell us to
stop asking questions about the Chinese?”
But Tolu Ogunlesi has said that no one owes Nigerians
information on the whereabouts of the 15 Chinese experts since they entered
Nigeria legitimately.
He said that the Federal Government had done its part by
making sure that the Chinese were quarantined for the mandatory 14 days, adding
that even the Chinese are not under any obligation to disclose their locations.
Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Tolu Ogunlesi said, “But no one
owes anyone a daily accounting of their [15 Chinese] movement.
“They’re not illegal immigrants, they’ve been tested and
quarantined, and having been issued valid visas, they have a right to be in
Nigeria. They’re not under any obligation to have their whereabouts reported
publicly.”
na talk be this?
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