Ngige Minister denies collapsing at NASS, says he's not in Nigeria
He said he is presently not even in the country let alone defending budget at the National Assembly.
Minister of Labor and Employment, Chris Ngige has dismissed multiple reports that he collapsed today, February 18, while defending his ministry's budget at the National Assembly.
He said he is presently not even in the country let alone defending budget at the National Assembly.
“I
am not in Nigeria, I attended special morning session function in
Zambia and am airborne to South Africa where I will be coming into the
country tomorrow", he told The Nation.
The minister was said to have been rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Abuja after passing out.
"The
rumours in social media and other quarters shows how petty people can
be, I don’t see it as anything but I wish to tell those who still play
this outdated and obsolete politics of bitterness to embrace change and
know that it is no longer business as usual” Ngige added.
Following
his appointment as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Ngige resumed
official duties on November 11, 2015, assuring Nigerians of the
ministry's readiness to tackle the menace of unemployment in the country.
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