President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate medical treatment of a former vice president, Dr Alex Ekwueme, outside the country.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Shehu said the approval followed a brief the President received Friday on the medical condition of the former vice-president.
According to him, the approval covers the immediate charter of an air ambulance for the emergency movement and the cost of treatment.
The presidential spokesman said Buhari prayed that God grant the elder statesman speedy recovery.
Why not approve to fix our health systems?
ReplyDeleteDon't mind them; shameless lot.
DeleteYou dey mind the gboju gboju government?
DeleteSo only the elites who can go abroad for treatment can thrive in this country; the rest should die?
ReplyDeleteThis man has kids littered everywhere that he doesn't send nor claim. He should make peace with his entire family. He only acknowledges the ones whose mum is with him. I wish him quick recovery so he can do the needful
DeleteThose women birthing all those kids are they stupid?dating a married man is not bad enough for you to add pregnancy?
DeleteIs it not same Buhari that said he will ban medical trips? Now, he is approving. Ok
ReplyDeleteThis is why Ask clinic is in this state that it is, when those who ought to use it never go there, instead fly out for treatment. There is no incentive to fix the system
ReplyDeleteI pray for speedy recovery for Alex Elene, but the govt should concentrate on fixing our health systems, employ more doctors, train existing doctors.
So surprise at his emergency love for the South East people.
ReplyDeleteGet well soon sir
Nice of him
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteAbroad, Abroad, Abroad.
ReplyDeleteCOUNTRY GOES FROM ONE SHAMELESS RULER TO ANOTHER.
Please fix our health care system some of us can't afford to go abroad yet, our lives should matter too. Messed up system
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame the elites have to be flown abroad for treatment when in actual fact they should have done everything to fix the healthcare system to the status of what is obtainable in those countries they go to for medical tourism. That said, Alex Ekwueme (much respect) is an old man suffering from diseases of old age. There is no need flying him abroad.
ReplyDeleteThe poor can die for all you care but the rich can be airlifted to "the abroad for treatment".
ReplyDeleteYou all will die miserable deaths.
Useless animals.
Buhari is a disrespectful attention seeking idiot of a dictator. Former presidents and former vice presidents are ENTITLED to medical treatment anywhere as part of the pension package courtesies. When Buhari was getting annual medical checkups abroad as former president, neither Babangida, AbdulSalam, Shonekan, Obasanjo nor Yaradua publicised their approvals for Buhari's medical treatment. Why is Buhari publicising Ekwueme's treatment as if Buhari is using his personal money to treat him? is an arrogant compound fool.
ReplyDeleteDon't mind him. Always seeking for publicity as if it's not his right as an ex president.
Delete*vice president
DeleteMy God,Mr Alex is 84!!! Not 48. Why fly him out for treatment??? Why can't the money be channeled to fixing the health system and allow Gpa Alex recover or go in peace?????
ReplyDeleteAnyway ,buhari travels out for medicals so his not a good example to his words on banning medical trips abroad. All these na political stunt,so d ibos LL vote for him come 2019. SMH!!!