Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bioresources Development Group (BDG),
Prof. Maurice Iwu has stated that the Federal Government is yet to show
interest in treatment presented by his team of researchers for COVID-19.
Iwu
made this known during Zoom Conference organised by Elombah
Communications in collaboration with Njenje Media Ltd, tagged “Covid-19
and the proposed Vaccination Bill: Implications for Nigeria”.
The
former INEC boss, who led a team of researchers had presented a
plant-based patented treatment for COVID-19 to the Minister of Science
and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu.
But, Iwu while speaking at the
Zoom Conference, said the government is yet to show interest in the
drug calling on the National Assembly to organise emergency Public
hearing on this issue.
He said the lawmakers through their
oversight function should direct agency concern to fast track the
process of validating the drug.
Iwu said,” Government needs to
show interest in our drug, the money raised by private sectors can be
deployed, it does not need to come to Prof. Iwu, it is information, the
product is ours, but the information is already outside.
“There
must be interest on the part of government that they want to test the
drug, once the government shows interest, every other thing will fall in
place.”
He said the lawmakers can have a public hearing on the
drug and ask why the validation for the drug is taking longer than
necessary.
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