Nigerians Must Stop Medical Tourism – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged Nigerians to stop going abroad to seek medical treatment.

Speaking while inaugurating projects at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, on Friday, Buhari said Nigeria can no longer afford to see its citizens travel abroad for treatment.

Naija News reports that Buhari was represented by Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology.

“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,” he said.

President Buhari stated that his government was determined to develop every part of the country.

“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,” he said.

“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.”