The Presidential Task Force on COVID19 says it will do anything to ease the strain of the coronavirus outbreak on Nigerians.
The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID19, Boss Mustapha, says the country is exploring every avenue to fight the coronavirus disease, including asking President Muhammadu Buhari to import a planeload of herbal tea touted as a cure by the government of Madagascar.
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina launched the herbal tea, named COVID-Organics, last week, claiming that it has cured two people already.
The government started handing out the herbal tea for free to citizens last week, even though the country's national medical academy has warned that no scientific evidence has been established that it works.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also warned against the widespread use of untested remedies.
While speaking during the PTF's media briefing on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Mustapha said the task force is keeping tabs on everything happening regarding the coronavirus across the world.
"I was reading of the experiences in Madagascar of why everybody is drinking some solutions that have been prepared.
"This morning I was sharing with my wife and I told her that probably I'll request Mr President to allow us import a planeload for a trial.
"We're all navigating uncharted course. Nobody has ever been on this road," the Secretary to the Government of the Federation said.

stop this joke o

Nothing wrong with exploring any practicable option from another nation but the approach should not just be requesting a plane load.

As far I have read,the covid-organic is more or less a herbal mixture carefully developed after some level of research and experimental trials had been carried out.

The approach should also include the possibility of cross breeding research potentials to see if we can produce at home from medium to long term periods.

I do not believe that the folks in Madagascar have better brains than our herbal ‘doctors’ at Ibadan or Minna.

A generational shift in leadership must be birthed in Nigeria sooner than later.

Mr SGF ask the Yoruba for ewe egbin. We have the leaf here in Nigeria.

Good move

It is worth a trial... anything to save lives

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Enoch07:
stop this joke o

it's not a joke, my concern is why WHO against it instead of them to assess the effectiveness themselves and and if it works, they should provide modern solution using its ingredients.