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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Unhappy with the Health Ministry\u2019s lack of specific plan on the local production of COVID-19 vaccine, the National Assembly has asked the ministry to suspend spending the N10 billion released to it for vaccine production.<\/p>\n

Following the second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria, N10 billion was recently released by the Ministry of Finance to the Health Ministry to fund local production of COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, January 27, the National Assembly Joint Committee on Health met with the Ministry of Health in Abuja on the matter.<\/p>\n

The lawmakers at the meeting were dissatisfied with the explanation of the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on how his ministry planned to utilise the N10 billion.<\/p>\n

In his reaction, the Chairman Senate Committee on Health, Ibrahim Oloriegbe, told the minister that they were not satisfied with his explanation, hence, he must suspend spending the money.<\/p>\n

Oloriegbe said, \u201cThis N10 billion is just given to you, with due respect, with what you have given to us, you don\u2019t have a specific detailed plan for it.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO: Nigerian govt releases N10bn for local production of COVID-19 vaccines<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cOur decision, for now, is that you can\u2019t spend it (the N10 billion) until you provide us with a satisfactory answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you provide us the details then we will invite all the necessary persons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Osagie had at the meeting said that the N10 billion was part of an agreement the Federal Government reached with a foreign partner, May and Baker PLC for the production of bio vaccines.<\/p>\n

He added that the Health Ministry was working with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) the Federal Government and the foreign partner agreed on for the production of the bio vaccines.<\/p>\n

The health minister attended the meeting in the company of the Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora; and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry among others.<\/p>\n

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