Our Presidents will no longer travel abroad for medicals – Aisha Buhari
By Kasim Isa Muhammad
Kanempress
20th May, 2023.
The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Friday in Abuja, revealed that the newly inaugurated N21bn presidential wing of the State House Medical Centre would end the need for future presidents and their family members to seek medical treatment abroad.
Kanempress observed that Mrs Buhari said this when she joined the President Muhammadu Buhari and other dignitaries to inaugurate the facility at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
She said: “This one is for the health and wellness of the First Family. They don’t need to go abroad now. They only need to maybe fly in experts to help our people. You know. So, no need for any leader to spend months and months abroad because of health care”.
Similarly, Aisha revealed that she first nurtured the idea of a Presidential Wing in 2017 after her husband’s extensive stay in London for medical treatment.
She also asserted that with the facility commissioned, presidents and their immediate family members may only need to fly medical experts over to Abuja to assist their colleagues, rather than going on expensive trips.
When asked if the medical centre would eliminate the need for Nigerian leaders to seek treatment abroad, she replied, “Yes! This one is for the health and wellness of the First Family. They don’t need to go abroad now. They only need to maybe fly in experts to help our people. You know.
It could be recall that the new medical centre was built at a cost of N21 billion. Prior to this, the first families and staff of the State House accessed health facilities outside the villa.
