Traditional Medicine Practitioners Anambra State have called on Governor Charles Soludo to probe the activities of Indigenous Medicine and Herbal Practice led by Daniel Ejie.
The group alleged that Ejie and some persons illegally formed the agency for extortion.
Traditional Medicine Practitioners Anambra State include the Ex-Officials of Anambra State Medicine and Members of the Board Anambra Medicine Practitioners.
The group made the call at a joint press briefing by the Chairman, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Anambra state Traditional Medicine practitioners, Abada Benson and Secretary of the association, Chief Patrick Ihionu.
According to Abada, Ejie through the illegal body has collected about two hundred million naira (N200,000,000) from the practitioners without given account to the government or even to the Traditional Medicine Board.
“Governor Soludo should arrest all members of illegal agency for their illegal activities of extorting money from their members.
“We want to use this opportunity to inform Anambra State Government and all the Anambrarians about the activities of one Mr. Daniel Ejie who claimed to be a Medical Doctor and Director of a false agency in Anambra State with his team.
“We are advising all the genuine Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Anambra State to reject any document from them. We the genuine Practitioners shall continue to promote Anambra State Government through our genuine practice and we are ready to create job opportunity for youth through research production and package of standard Traditional Medicines” he said.
Secretary of the Association, Chief Patrick Ihionu, said :”We are ready for him and we shall challenge him in the court of law.Moreso, We hereby call on the Inspector General of Police to arrest him for his atrocities against the Traditional Medicine Practitioners.
“We call on our able Governor to set up a committee that will investigate Mr. Daniel Ejie. We ask our Governor to inaugurate Traditional Medicine Board to enable us stop the quacks and to fight those that use Traditional Medicine to commit atrocities in Anambra State.”
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