Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation has said that the treatment of cancer has now been made possible in Nigeria because of the policies adopted by President Bola Tinubu.
Idris made this claim while speaking during a courtesy visit to the governor of Enugu State Peter Mbah.
He said the president through the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration made this possible.
He also noted that the Federal Government delegates were in Enugu to witness the positive results of the Tinubu and Mbah administration.
Idris described Enugu state as the heart of the Southeast region with the governor solidifying the policies and initiatives of his predecessor.
“Also, we are here to show that President Tinubu is working and to see what his policies and programmes are achieving positively across the region.
“Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda, in policies and programmes, has revolutionised the health sector so that treatment of cancer can now be done here in Nigeria,” Idris said.
He added that there are currently six cancer treatment facilities across the different zones of the country.
“There are six treatment facilities in the six zones of the country, including Enugu, with similar machines found in other parts of the world, and experts have been trained to handle them.
“So, anyone who wants to go out of the country to treat cancer is doing so based on choice, and not because we don’t have facilities and experts to treat the person.
“We must give credit to President Tinubu for the people he put in place to revamp the health sector,” Idris added.