Rep. Abdulganiyu Johnson (APC-Lagos) says his bill that seeks to bar Nigeria-trained medical doctors and dentists from travelling abroad to practice unless they have put in a minimum of five years in Nigeria is informed by the crisis in the nation’s health sector.
The lawmaker, who sponsored the bill, told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday while making clarifications on the raison d’etre of the bill against the backdrop of the controversy it has generated.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bill seeking to mandate Nigeria-trained medical and dental practitioners to practise for a minimum of five years in the country before being granted full licence passed the second reading in the House of Representatives on April 6.
