An ally of President Muhammadu Buhari and ministerial nominee, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has declared that he joined politics due to his love for the president.
Igbere TV reports that Ehanire made the declaration when he appeared before the Senate for screening, on Friday.
According to the medical doctor, who is also one of the ministerial designates for Edo State, he got into politics because of the vision of President Buhari.
The nominee said the Buhari government has done a lot in the health sector. “The immunisation coverage has increased,” he says to buttress his point.
When asked what can be done to enhance Nigeria’s healthcare, Ehanire said the current administration has introduced commendable policies in the health sector and that “only 20 per cent of primary health care centres were functional when it came in.”
On his part, Senator Matthew Urhoghide (PDP, Edo) said considering the nominee’s antecedents and qualifications, he should take a bow and go.
But some of his colleagues protested the idea and told Ehanire to take more question.
Speaking further, Ehanire said he agrees that health insurance is not right, saying, however, that he was very optimistic of the future.
“There is a bill which has already been brought before this Senate which will correct that.
“The malaria deaths are actually in decline statistically. There has been significant improvements in the fatalities that come from malaria”, he added.
“The ratio of what was being spent on primary healthcare and tertiary healthcare prevailed before 2015 but it has balanced out now.”
Ehanire was now asked to take a bow and go.
