Tinubu Working To Reverse ’Japa’ Trend – Presidency

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

The Presidency has stated that the President is not happy with the 'japa' trend which was inherited from the Buhari-led administration.

The Special Adviser to the President on Public Health Matters, Salma Anas, said this Monday at the 2023 Annual Conference of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists in Abuja.

According to the statement, Tinubu will do everything possible to reverse the 'ugly' trend of medical workers leaving the country to seek greener pastures in foreign countries through several interventions.

The presidential aide stated that the government was striving towards producing more health workers in all fields.

She said, “President Bola Tinubu is worried about the ‘japa syndrome’ which we inherited from previous administrations for obvious reasons.

“Part of our commitment is that we want to reverse that ugly trend and ensure that we sustain and retain our medical experts within the country through several interventions and measures.

“Part of the efforts is the motivation of our health sector workers within Nigeria, not only through regular payment of salaries and allowances but also in terms of provision of conducive working environment. We will do this through the provision of state-of-the-art medical facilities at all levels, especially the primary level of healthcare.”