The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has credited President Bola Tinubu’s renewed Hope Agenda with making cancer treatment accessible in Nigeria.
Idris made the remarks during a courtesy visit to Enugu State Governor, Mr Peter Mbah, on Thursday.
He added that the Federal Government’s information structure was deployed to Enugu to observe and report on the positive efforts of Tinubu and Mbah.
According to Idris, Tinubu achievements are so remarkable that one might think he is serving a second term.
He also commended Governor Mbah’s accomplishment in Enugu, describing the state as the heart of the South-East.
He said, “We have seen what the governor has done, from the policies and programmes of his predecessor.
“Also, we are here to show that President Tinubu is working and to see what his policies and programmes are achieving positively across the region.
“Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda, in policies and programmes, has revolutionised the health sector that treatment of cancer can now be done here in Nigeria.
“There are six treatment facilities in the six zones of the country, including Enugu, with similar machines found in other parts of the world, and experts have been trained to handle them.
“So, anyone who wants to go out of the country to treat cancer is doing so based on choice, and not that we don’t have facilities and experts to treat the person.
“We must give credit to President Tinubu for the people he put in place to revamp the health sector.”
The minister further explained that Tinubu has enabled security agencies to synergise and achieve results, contributing to the improved security situation being experienced in the country.
He, however, noted that the work is not yet complete, assuring that the President will continue to take measures to tackle the nation’s ongoing challenges.
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