I Believe Nigeria Can Develop A COVID-19 Cure - Motso Onuoha

As countries across the world race to find a cure for coronavirus, the effort of Nigerians in the search for a cure is advocated for by members of the Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 Herbal Remedies and Natural Compounds, as they believe that a cure could also emerge from Nigeria.

The Chairman of the committee, Motso Onuoha, said that Nigerians could also work to develop a home-grown solution to the pandemic.

Onuoha stated this in Abuja during the launch of the committee on Monday.

He said, “Everybody is looking for a solution to the pandemic; even if we joked about the Madagascar cure, we cannot deny the attempt the nation was making to find a home-grown solution.

“Every nation has to make an effort to find a solution, and I believe that Nigerians can find a solution to the pandemic, but we have to search. I also know that before the advent of the white man medicine, our people were dealing with the diseases of the time with local solutions. Even though some of them were shrouded in mystery, there is no doubt they were able to find a solution to the sicknesses facing the people at that time.

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“People are thinking of only herbal concoctions but some of the things that have been submitted to the ministry include computer apps for contact tracing, among others."

Also present at the inauguration of the committee was the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, who said that if the country could develop a cure for the virus, it would "enhance the standing of our dear nation in the comity of nations."

He added that “it will also accord Nigerian scientists the deserved recognition and help regenerate foreign exchange earnings for the nation as well as enable a knowledge economy that will facilitate economic growth and sustainable national development.”