Minister for Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Monday indicated his opposition to the proposed bill that will require medical and dental practitioners to serve for a minimum of five years before receiving a full licence.
Ngige while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, stated, “the bill in question, I don’t support it”.
PUNCH METRO reported that the proposal seeking to amend the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act was sponsored by the lawmaker representing Oshodi-Isolo II Federal Constituency, Ganiyu Johnson.
“For me, that’s trying to kill a fly with a sledgehammer,” he added.
He contended that it is preferable for the Federal Ministry of Health to focus on the medical school, at which level a conversation about the fees due might be started.
“Those who cannot pay fees, you put them on bond,” he said.
