Dr Olorunmimbe Mamora, the Minister of State for Health, has falsified news about free deoxyribonucleic acid tests popularly known as DNA tests for Nigerians.
The minister disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH In Abuja.
The Minister said: “This is a false claim. At no point did I or the minister say this. The claims about free DNA tests are not true.”
Nigerians had posted on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, with claims that, the minister had said government hospitals and clinics would conduct free DNA tests.
The tweets had generated several reactions.
A tweeter user, Chijioke, P.HD, was among the first to tweet about a free DNA test, “There will be free DNA test in government owned hospitals from June this year – Nigerian Health Minister.
Another tweeter user, Omotayo of Lagos, “Nigerian government just announced that starting from June this year, DNA test will be run for free of charge at government hospitals, no more fathering kids that ain’t yours, a big win for Nigerian men and faithful women.”
“With this news on free conducting of DNA tests in Government Hospitals and Clinics (if implemented), the High Courts are really going to get very busy in the coming months”, another tweeter user, Maxvayshia, stated.
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