President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday got tests of the Madagascar natural medication which the African nation guaranteed could cure COVID-19.
The medication was conveyed to Buhari by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau at the State House, Abuja.
Uncovering this in an announcement, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, said Buhari anyway said he would tune in to science before allowing traditional or any new medicines to be administered on Nigerians, read more news here.
“At an audience meeting with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau who brought along with him the samples of the traditional medicine as shared to African nations by Madagascar, President Buhari said his position on all such herbal or traditional medicinal postulates had remained the same.
“We have our institutions, systems and processes in the country. Any such formulations should be sent to them for verification. I will not put it to use without the endorsement of our institutions,” said the Nigerian President.