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Buhari not first president going abroad for treatment – Minister

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the seeking of medical care abroad by President Muhammadu Buhari is not an indication that the nation’s medical sector has collapsed.

 

 

The minister stated this in Washington DC during his engagements with international media organisations, including BBC Radio and Television, Bloomberg and Politico.

 

Speaking with NAN after a separate interview with the three media organisations, Mohammed said the President had the right to choose his physician and “he is not the first head of state going abroad for treatment.’’

 

The minister is in the U.S. to meet with international media organisations and think tanks on the achievements of President Buhari’s administration and efforts made so far in tackling insurgency, banditry and all forms of criminality.

 

 

“As Minister of Information and Culture today, if I have had a history of using a particular Doctor in my life and I have confidence in him, I don’t think the fact that I am now a minister will change that.

 

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“Irrespective of the nationality of that Doctor, it is my personal decision to choose the Doctor to use

 

“Like I explained to them, he is not the only Head of State that has gone abroad for treatment.

 

 

“If Mr President has a personal physician for over 30 years, who understands his case and has been managing him, why will it be an issue of contention to seek medical attention from him.

 

“It will not be right to say that because of what people are going to say, he has to stay in Nigeria to seek treatment,’’ he said.

 

The minister berated those who were criticising the President’s action of seeking medical attention abroad, stressing that it was an inconsequential attempt to de-market him.

 

 

He said in spite of challenges, the nation’s health sector is not in comatose to warrant a vote of no confidence on the sector.

 

Mohammed disclosed that in spite of criticism of the sector, the World Health Organisation had rated Nigeria fourth in terms of the national response to COVID-19.

 

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He said the country attained the feat, notwithstanding the two pronged challenges of vaccine nationalism and hesitancy.

 

The minister explained that vaccine nationalism was the situation where countries like Nigeria were denied access to procure vaccines to administer to its teeming population.

 

 

“In countries where they have less population they have received tens of millions of doses whereas in Nigeria we have received just about eight million.

 

“This is a far cry from the 70 per cent population that we need to vaccinate before we can achieve herd immunity.“

 

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270 Comments

        1. Nice to have the family a Merry you and the good news because of the family a happy to see that the only one you are looking to move in a bit and see what the family and friends

      1. We’ll everybody has one health problem on the other may God heal all of us doctors are just trying their best Almighty God is the best healer

    18. Good luck to you and I will be there for the meeting on the calendar for the good of the family and the family a little better today but still good news is that I have any questions I

    42. Good up date
      For the president to seek for medical care abroad that means there’s really no good medical care facility and equipment in our country Nigeria and there are no good doctors in the country, for Nigerian doctors are even more good than those abroad all we now need is good medical equipment and facility

  4. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the seeking of medical care abroad by President Muhammadu Buhari is not an indication that the nation’s medical sector has collapsed.

    The minister stated this in Washington DC during his engagements with international media organisations, including BBC Radio and Television, Bloomberg and Politico.

    Speaking with NAN after a separate interview with the three media organisations, Mohammed said the President had the right to choose his physician and “he is not the first head of state going abroad for treatment.’’

    The minister is in the U.S. to meet with international media organisations and think tanks on the achievements of President Buhari’s administration and efforts made so far in tackling insurgency, banditry and all forms of criminality.

    “As Minister of Information and Culture today, if I have had a history of using a particular Doctor in my life and I have confidence in him, I don’t think the fact that I am now a minister will change that.

    Wike mocks Buhari, vows not to travel abroad for medical checkup

    “Irrespective of the nationality of that Doctor, it is my personal decision to choose the Doctor to use

    “Like I explained to them, he is not the only Head of State that has gone abroad for treatment.

    “If Mr President has a personal physician for over 30 years, who understands his case and has been managing him, why will it be an issue of contention to seek medical attention from him.

    “It will not be right to say that because of what people are going to say, he has to stay in Nigeria to seek treatment,’’ he said.

    The minister berated those who were criticising the President’s action of seeking medical attention abroad, stressing that it was an inconsequential attempt to de-market him.

    He said in spite of challenges, the nation’s health sector is not in comatose to warrant a vote of no confidence on the sector.

    Mohammed disclosed that in spite of criticism of the sector, the World Health Organisation had rated Nigeria fourth in terms of the national response to COVID-19.

    Nigerians can’t stop Buhari from seeing his doctor because he is president – Ngige

    He said the country attained the feat, notwithstanding the two pronged challenges of vaccine nationalism and hesitancy.

    The minister explained that vaccine nationalism was the situation where countries like Nigeria were denied access to procure vaccines to administer to its teeming population.

    “In countries where they have less population they have received tens of millions of doses whereas in Nigeria we have received just about eight million.

    “This is a far cry from the 70 per cent population that we need to vaccinate before we can achieve herd immunity.“

  35. The elders would say; you cannot bite the finger that is feeding you. that is the way i perceived the whole issue. minister Lai Mohammed don’t want to know whatever you think about his principal, he will keep defending him blindly. when you have people that are shameless as leader nothing you say that would move them. To start with, president Mohammed Bhuari his not fit medically to be Nigeria president but our leaders were greedy to resigned when they known that they were not fit to rule. to the issue raised by the minster Lai Lai, i will like to ask him; How many nigeria president traved for medical treatment like that of his principal? when does he see any of european president coming for treatment in Africa? then why is that Nigerian doctors were more revered in most of this european and America countries? Till the death of Manmmar Ghadafi , he never travel abroad for medical treatment.

  55. The minister stated this in Washington DC during his engagements with international media organisations, including BBC Radio and Television, Bloomberg and Politico.

  71. Hmm wahala dey oo The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the seeking of medical care abroad by President Muhammadu Buhari

  74. This site ehh
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  101. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the seeking of medical care abroad by President Muhammadu Buhari is not an indication that the nation’s medical sector has collapsed.

    The minister stated this in Washington DC during his engagements with international media organisations, including BBC Radio and Television, Bloomberg and Politico.

    1. We all know he is not the first president to go abroad for treatment. But that is not the bone of contentment, President Bihari has done the opposites of almost everything he said and presented himself to be.

  108. Why does he has to go. Why don’t he develop for the country a very reserved hospital and gets admitted. What Will the poor do. This is what has to be considered.

  109. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the seeking of medical care abroad by President Muhammadu Buhari is not an indication that the nation’s medical sector has collapsed.

    The minister stated this in Washington DC during his engagements with international media organisations, including BBC Radio and Television, Bloomberg and Politico.

    Speaking with NAN after a separate interview with the three media organisations, Mohammed said the President had the right to choose his physician and “he is not the first head of state going abroad for treatment.’’

    The minister is in the U.S. to meet with international media organisations and think tanks on the achievements of President Buhari’s administration and efforts made so far in tackling insurgency, banditry and all forms

  123. Lia is found of supporting buhari
    Because they are birds of same falther. Must he go abroad for treatment why not build same standard
    Here and
    Treatment will be administer to
    Him.

  137. The president should thank this nation for coming to rescue, if not by now he would have be a dead man. The money that goes to flights due to his health condition, if reveal there will be choas in Nigeria.

  142. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the seeking of medical care abroad by President Muhammadu Buhari is not an indication that the nation’s medical sector has collapsed.

    The minister stated this in Washington DC during his engagements with international media organisations, including BBC Radio and Television, Bloomberg and Politico.

  149. President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed that he is not prepared to leave office as a failure and he is determined to turn things around in the war against insecurity.

  153. personal physician for over 30 years, who understands his case and has been managing him, why will it be an issue of contention to seek medical attention from him.

  157. The minister is in the U.S. to meet with international media organisations and think tanks on the achievements of President Buhari’s administration and efforts made so far in tackling insurgency, banditry and all forms of criminality.

  160. The minister stated this in Washington DC during his engagements with international media organisations, including BBC Radio and Television, Bloomberg and Politico.

    Speaking with NAN after a separate interview with the three media organisations, Mohammed said the President had the right to choose his physician and “he is not the first head of state going abroad for treatment.’’

  163. Speaking with NAN after a separate interview with the three media organisations, Mohammed said the President had the right to choose his physician and “he is not the first head of state going abroad for treatment.’’

    The minister is in the U.S. to meet with international media organisations and think tanks on the achievements of President Buhari’s administration and efforts made so far in tackling insurgency, banditry and all forms of criminality.

  167. We all agree he is not the first time president going abroad for treatment but his is too frequent…he hardly stays four months without going abroad

  171. Yes he is not but why does he have to turn it to random by going there like it’s just nothing. He has fools people very bad, he can’t keep to his promise.

  179. We all know that President Muhammad Buhari is not the first President to go abroad for treatment, but the way things are going his own is getting too much.

  184. Most it be every time that he well be traveling, why don’t home come things in other like order President do in there. How many come our own country for treatment, Nigeria too local

  185. “If Mr President has a personal physician for over 30 years, who understands his case and has been managing him, why will it be an issue of contention to seek medical attention from him.

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    AUG 19, 2021

    The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the seeking of medical care abroad by President Muhammadu Buhari is not an indication that the nation’s medical sector has collapsed.

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