Doctors seeking greener pastures overseas 'll boost diaspora remittances ---- EDHA Deputy Speaker












By Editor


Sept 18, 2023






Maria Edeko, the Deputy Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly has said that the non restriction of medical doctors from seeking greener pastures overseas will boost the nation's diaspora remittances.

Edeko, representing Esan North-East constituency II in the 8th Edo Assembly made the remark when the Association of Resident Doctors, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, (UBTH) branch paid her a courtesy visit in Benin City.


DailyMonitorngr reports that the Federal Government Diaspora home remittances in 2022 stood at US$ 21.9 billion through official channels over four times the value of our Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

According to her, I was very worried the other time they were proposing a law to  restrain doctors from going abroad. There is nothing wrong in the migration of medical personnel  and other professionals to seek greener pastures in foreign countries.

"Earnings from diaspora would be good for the growth of the nation's economy. What we should do is to establish different schools of nursing, medical schools and other skill acquisition centers that are well funded with best resource persons to teach our children.

"Strengthen our institutions and treat our doctors and nurses well and after which, those that will stay back to work in Nigeria will stay while those that want to leave can leave.

"They would be highly priced abroad and they would bring back foreign earnings  from diaspora which to me will be good for the growth of our economy.

"Nigeria will be known for exporting qualified manpower, medical doctors, nurses and others, we have the population", she said.

She, however, lamented that years after the discovery of crude oil, the country still exports raw materials just as it does when agriculture was the mainstay of the economy.

The lawmaker who also decried as worrisome the inability of the country to  refine cocoa, groundnuts and crude oil, advised that Nigerians with requisite skills and technological know-how should not be prevented from seeking greener pastures overseas.

The deputy Speaker, also described as unacceptable the move to stop parents from sending their children abroad to work after they had spent a lot of money to train them.

Earlier, David Orhewere, the president, National Association of Resident Doctors, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) said the visit was to inform the deputy speaker of the 46th anniversary of the association in the state.   

Orhewere listed various activities lined up for the anniversary to include awards and free medical outreach to be extended to the constituency of the deputy speaker in Uromi among others.

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