Ngige Doubts Nnamdi Kanu’s Mental Health, Faults NMA

By Charles Igbo

The immediate past Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige, has faulted the Nigerian Medical Association’s assessment of the health status of the

now-jailed Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

Recall that during the trial of Kanu, the trial Judge, the Honourable Justice James Omotosho, had ordered the NMA, to set up a medical panel to evaluate his health to enable the Court determine if he was fit to stand trial, and if the medical facilities at the Department of State Services, DSS, were good enough to handle his health issues.

The NMA in its submission agreed with the DSS that Kanu was fit to stand trial and that the medical facilities at the DSS, as well as the Medical Staff, were good enough for Kanu.

But speaking in his country home at Alor Anambra State on Friday, Ngige, himself, a Medical Doctor, faulted the NMA’s assessment. He said the Panel ignored Kanu’s mental health. He doubted Kanu’s sanity. He said the IPOB Leader is “exhibiting bizarre symptoms”. He said: “I’m not a psychiatrist, but I know that something is wrong”.

He, also, made a strong case for Kanu to be released to his people(the Igbo) or Britain, which citizenship he has, because his case can only solved politically.

Ngige: “My own take is that Nnamdi Kanu’s case is for political solution. I met President Buhari on that.

“Governor Soludo has, also, said that he wants Kanu to be released to him, but even if they don’t want to release him to us, they can release him to Britain.

“Why I say so is because the symptoms he is exhibiting is a bizarre symptom. I’m not a psychiatrist, but I know that something is wrong. Even the NMA people that went to do medical evaluation on him were wrong. They should look at that other part of it. They should look at that other component, there is a mania there, and when you have such a situation, the Court normally discharges the person.

“That is my take, this is elementary psychiatry, and I’m a medical doctor.”