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Politics of Thursday, 2 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Nothing wrong in begging for ventilators- Reno Omokri

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Former media aide, Reno Omokri has said there is nothing wrong in begging for ventilators.

The ex-media aide made this statement while reacting to the Ministry of Finance plea to US Billionaire, Elon Musk to provide free ventilators to Nigeria to battle the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Omokri who defended the Federal Government said no nation was prepared for coronavirus and as such, it was not wrong to beg for them since the New York Governor did the same.

"There was NOTHING wrong with what @FinMinNigeria did. No nation was prepared for #CoronaVirus. Ventilators are the most sought after material commodity on Earth. They were trying to save lives. New York Governor @AndrewCuomo begged for them on TV!" he said.



Meanwhile, Nigerians mocked the Federal Government for seeking help from Elon Musk through Twitter instead of writing a formal letter.

They felt it was absurd for Nigeria to be begging for Ventilators when Innoson offered to make one in Nigeria.