COVID-19: House to investigate activities of Chinese experts brought to Nigeria

The House of Representatives has vowed to investigate the activities being carried out by the Chinese team working on the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
The call followed a motion on Matters of Urgent Public Importance moved by Dachung Musa Bagos (PDP, Plateau) calling for investigation into the whereabouts and activities of the 18 man Chinese team which arrived the country some weeks ago.
The House therefore mandated the Minister to give a detailed, full status and report of activities of the Chinese Medical Team to the speaker as agreed during there meeting of 7th April 2020.
It also mandated its  House Committees on Health Services, Interior, National Security and Intelligence as well as House Committee on Foreign Affairs to investigate the reports of Chinese Medical Team where about and who they really are.
Presenting the motion, Bagos recalled “that on 3rd of April, 2020, the Federal Government announced that an 18 member Team of Medical Personnel; comprising of Doctors, Nurses and other Medical Advisers will arrive the country along with a plane-load of additional PPE.
“On the 8th of April, 2020, a 15 member Team of Chinese Medical Personnel arrived in the Country to share their experiences in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and were received at the Namdi International airport, Abuja by some Government officials, including the Minister of Health”.