The quantity of the consignment sent to Nigeria through Guinea Bissau could not be ascertained yesterday.
“We are being asked to pay for the drugs yet to be validated. Since the AU directed the supply of the drugs to African countries, we may have no choice than to pay for it.
This payment may, however, be one-off because mass importation of the drugs from Madagascar will not be cost effective. By the time we take into account the cost of freight, the amount will be too high,”
Recall that president Buhari said Nigeria would take the drug through intensive test to determine its suitability.
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