<br><div><br></div><div>President Bola Tinubu has questioned why many African professionals are leaving the continent for overseas opportunities, calling for improved conditions that would encourage them to stay and work at home.</div><div><br></div><div>Tinubu made the remarks on Thursday after being inducted as a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians (WACP).</div><div><br></div><div>“Why are all our professionals moving overseas? What can we do to improve the conditions that will make them stay back home?” the President asked.</div><div><br></div><div>He noted that Africa faces significant health challenges and referred to the Ebola outbreak, stressing the need for preventive vaccines to address such threats.</div><div><br></div><div>“We are more challenged in Africa than anywhere else, you know, and with the outbreak of Ebola now, we are looking for a preventable vaccine that will eliminate all these problems,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Expressing appreciation for the honour, Tinubu said: “It is a very great honour for me to… I have to take an oath of office. To join the college of physicians.”</div><div><br></div><div>He added: “I am very honoured. All I can do is say thank you, thank all of you for your indivisible commitment to humanity.”</div><div><br></div><div>The President also commended physicians across Africa and the West African subregion for their contributions to healthcare.</div><div><br></div><div>“The effort of physicians in Africa and the whole subregion is noted for excellence, commitment and life-saving, the prevention situations in our environment,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Tinubu assured the medical professionals that his administration was working to address the country’s challenges and urged them to support the government’s efforts.</div><div><br></div><div>“We as a government are doing everything possible.” he added.</div>