Plans are underway by the Federal Government to bring to Nigeria, the Madagascar produced drug for the cure of coronavirus.
The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, made this known in Abuja on Monday.
Mustapha who is the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, spoke during the briefing on the activities of the task force.
He said President Muhammadu Buhari had already given instruction to the effect that the drug should be brought in.
According to him, allocation had been made for Nigeria.
He however said that there was an instruction that it must be subjected to the standard validation process for pharmaceuticals.
His words: “Madagascar has made allocations to various countries, and sent them to Guinea Bissau. We‘re supposed to make arrangements to freight Nigeria’s allocation from Guinea Bissau; it‘ll be subjected to the standard validation process for pharmaceuticals.
“Mr President has given instructions for the airlifting of Nigeria’s allocation of the Madagascar COVID-19 Syrup; also given clear instructions that it must be subjected to the standard validation process for pharmaceuticals; there will be no exceptions for this.”
