BY BENEDICT NWACHUKWU, ABUJA
The President of African and Modern Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association, Dr. Ibrahim Nakowa, has claimed that the country has medicines that are capable of curing the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world.
He stated this while addressing journalists in Abuja.
Dr. Nakowa said “Even very many sicknesses that you think there is no solution for in Nigeria, we have the cure. There are medicines for cancer, sickle cell, HIV, hypertension, gonorrhea and other forms of diseases.
“There are traditional medicines for them. There is no need going abroad and wasting money. God has blessed this country. The medicines are here. Let us join hands with traditional medicine practitioners and the government and work together, peacefully,” he stated.
He appealed to other groups parading themselves as association of traditional medicines practitioners despite ubeing unknown to law to desist and join hands with him in moving the traditional medicine practice in Nigeria forward.
Dr. Nakowa said his group remains the only recognized body by the Ministry of Health and other government agencies, noting that the other bodies parading themselves outside the law are merely deceiving the people.
He maintained that the Modern Traditional Medicines Practitioners Association stands for the good of the people who are in need of help, saying, “God willing, we are prepared to continue to render assistance that will lift so many from challenges they are faced with.
“We are the only one recognized by the Ministry of Health. No other group except us. NATMP is not recognized by the ministry. We remain xthe only body known and accepted by the law. We are Modern Traditional Medicine practitioners of Nigeria.
” We have met with the ministers of Health and Science and Technology. We have submitted necessary information. There are medicines from traditional medicine practitioners to fight covid-19. It is simple and it is in existence by the grace of God”, he said.
