Nigerians can’t continue seeking medical treatment abroad - Buhari

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Nigerians can’t continue seeking medical treatment abroad - Buhari






President Buhari on Friday January 3, stated that Nigerians can no longer continue seeking medical treatment abroad. 
 
President Buhari who was represented at the inauguration of some projects at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital in  Abakaliki, Ebonyi state by minister of science and technology Ogbonnaya Onu, said that Nigerians going abroad for treatment is not good for the country and must stop. 
 
The Nigerian leader also disclosed that his administration has paid attention to the health of Nigerians and will continue doing so with the commissioned projects. 
 
He said; 
 

“Nigerians have suffered so much going abroad for medical treatment. This is not good for us and it must stop because we can’t afford it again. 
“We have paid very serious attention to the health of our people and will continue to do so. The projects you celebrate their completion today were seriously affecting the workings of this teaching hospital. 
“But today, we can say their completion have started helping to improve on the performance and welfare of both the staff and patients of this hospital.
“I wish to use this medium to congratulate the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, and his team in the Ecological Fund Office; the project contractor, Messrs Amayaro Nigeria Limited, as well as the project consultant, Messrs Kanode and Associates Limited, for their commitment to ensuring timely and speedy completion of the project.”

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You lead the medal table of those who travel abroad for medical treatment- PDP replies Buhari






The Peoples Democratic Party has said that President Buhari leads on the medal table of Nigerians who travel abroad for medical treatment. The party's comment comes days after the President frowned at Nigerians who seek medical help outside the country.
 
President Buhari on Friday January 3rd, stated that Nigerians can no longer continue seeking medical treatment abroad.  President Buhari who was represented at the inauguration of some projects at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital in  Abakaliki, Ebonyi state by minister of science and technology Ogbonnaya Onu, said that Nigerians going abroad for treatment is not good for the country and must stop. 
 
However, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan and released today Sunday January 5th, the PDP described the President's comment as self-indicting as he ''leads the medal table of Nigerians that travel outside the country for medical assistance.'' Read the statement below

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describes President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment against overseas treatment, for which Mr. President leads on the medal table, as self-indicting and raises public apprehensions on high-level deceits in governance.

Our party describes as ridiculous, a situation where a President, who patronizes foreign hospitals for treatment and even check-ups; whose administration has failed to provide adequate healthcare in his country, could turn around to pontificate to other citizens against foreign treatment.

While the PDP do not approve of proliferated foreign medical tourism, especially by leaders and public office holders, our party holds that a leader who has failed to lead by example and whose government has neglected and wrecked our healthcare systems, lacks all rectitude to issue directives against foreign treatment.

Consequently, the PDP urges President Buhari to show example by patronizing a Nigerian public hospital on his next medical appointment so that he can experience the healthcare reality that our citizens have been subjected to under his government.

Mr President can then discover that our health system has suffered untold neglect under his watch, leading to dilapidated infrastructure, empty drug shelves, decrepit and worn-out equipment, brain drain and a demoralized workforce worse than his 1983 recollections.

It is even more disheartening that all the investments and robust programmes of successive PDP administration, including the comprehensive National Strategic Health Development Plan, Saving One Million Lives Initiatives, National Health Insurance Scheme, among others, have been degraded and impaired by the dysfunctional APC administration.


Nigerians recall that under the PDP administration, new technologies and modern medical equipment were available in most federal medical institutions where cases such as cancer, kidney, heart and brain ailments for which Nigerians are now mostly seeking overseas treatment were effectively handled in our country.

Our health care would have continued to flourish but for the disruption of PDP’s people-based healthcare programs by the Buhari-led APC administration.

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has now become the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of the corrupt cabal in the Buhari Presidency, which has not been able to account for the looting of billions of naira saved for healthcare needs of Nigerians.

Under the PDP administration, the dreaded Ebola outbreak was managed without grave consequences.
If such medical emergency, God forbid, breaks out today, it would be devastating to our nation given the poor handling of our healthcare system by the APC administration.

The APC administration’s neglect for our national health need is reflected in successive budgetary allocations under President Buhari.

Even in the 2020 budget, only N427.3bn (4.5% of the budget) is provided for the health need of over 186 million Nigerians. Indeed, this is not the way to go.

The PDP therefore charges President Buhari to end his rhetoric by taking concrete steps to improve on the nation’s healthcare system so that Nigerians can have access to adequate and affordable healthcare at all levels.

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Lead By Example, Stop Medical Trips Abroad- Arewa Youths Tell President Buhari

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The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has predicted that 2020 will be the beginning of suffering for Nigerians.

According to a chat with Daily Post, AYCF President General, Yerima Shettima warned that 2020 will mark the beginning of suffering for Nigerians under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.


Shettima explained that the Buhari-led administration has failed to address the issue of poverty and other fundamental issues threatening the existence of Nigerians.

The AYCF President General warned that the next three years of Buhari’s administration would be tough for Nigerians.

Shettima said: “This is just the beginning of suffering for Nigerians under Buhari, the one we experienced from 2015 till now was a preamble but now we are going to face it squarely in the next three years.
“I have not seen them clearly defining their works and what they intend to achieve. I have not seen a clear move to address the issue of poverty and fundamental issues that are becoming a threat over 150 million Nigerians.

“We should be prepared for more sufferings.”
The AYCF President also faulted Buhari for cautioning Nigerians against seeking medical attention abroad and placing travel restriction on his Ministers.
He charged Buhari to lead by example and be prepared to make sacrifices for the country.

According to Shettima: “As leaders if we are taking decisions we must begin to lead by example, if Mr President is saying his Ministers should not travel out we must begin to see him take care of his own health in Nigeria without traveling outside.

“At least there are areas where we have issues of insecurity so we should begin to see him with Generals visiting places like Borno, Zamfara and other places.
“When it comes to medical checkup, we have National Hospital and we believe it is well equipped according to what the government has said. If that of the Villa is not readily available at least the National Hospital is there, let them go there for there medical checkup.

“This will clearly give us the hope and believe that the government is determined to do things right and not when you go a different way. You say your subordinates should not travel but you tow a different path that is not how leaders should lead. A leader should lead by example and be prepared to make sacrifices for the country.”



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