The New York Times has pointed out the hypocrisy in one of President Buhari’s election campaign promises; which promised to end the practice of government officials traveling outside the country to receive medical care, whereas, the president has been traveling abroad to get medical care and, he has also not done anything to improve healthcare provision and infrastructure in Nigeria.
New York Times wrote:
“Mr. Buhari, 75, left for London on Monday for a four-day visit, setting off renewed concerns about his health. His trip also comes after three weeks of strikes by health care professionals who are calling for better working conditions and more funding.
For nearly two years, Mr. Buhari has been receiving treatment for an unspecified illness, which he has repeatedly refused to discuss.
The president is scheduled to return to Nigeria on Saturday, at which point he will have spent more than 170 days in London on official medical leave since becoming president in 2015.”
