She wondered why the PCR tests were done with no reagents. The NCDC Director-General, Ifedayo Adetifa, had insisted that the country would not scrap the COVID-19 tests for inbound passengers into the country. In reaction, Alakija tweeted, “The portal for PCR tests is defective, people sometimes have to pay several times before it will generate QR code. It is a reputation issue for Nigeria and is a scam.”A civil society organisation, ActionAid, had, on Saturday, called on the Federal Government to reduce the high rate of the PCR tests for inbound travellers. The organisation also berated the government, adding that the high cost of the PCR tests was a lucrative business for rich people in the country.

Source: Punch March 21, 2022 07:42 UTC