Even with reports that some specialist units in public hospitals are shutting down due to the Japa syndrome which has led to the emigration of experts, President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the fear urging Nigerians not to bother.
Tinubu assured Nigerians that the mass exodus of skilled workers from the country will be replaced with freshly trained ones, reechoing the proposal of Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed who advocated for more Japa so that Nigeria would earn more foreign exchange from funds repatriation.
Tinubu assured citizens that the Federal Government in collaboration with sub-nationals will train more persons to fill the professional gap now conspicuous in health, tech and other sectors.
The President spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during the second term inauguration of Governor Hope Uzodimma.
Addressing the people of the state shortly after the governor took the oath of office, Tinubu said the education of children and youths is a priority for the administration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“You see the priority in industrialisation. Healthcare will receive more allocation and more attention.
“Don’t worry about what you are hearing about the Japa syndrome, we will train more people and we will supply them self,” he said.
The President also assured the people of the South-East that “the peace you are enjoying here will be better and we will work more to achieve that peace”.
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