According To First Lady Aisha Buhari, Nigerian Presidents Are Not Required To Receive Medical Care Overseas

Following the opening of the 21 billion naira Presidential Wing of the State House Medical Center, Aisha Buhari, the first lady of Nigeria, declared that Nigerian presidents are not required to travel overseas for medical care.

This was said by her on Friday, May 19, when she attended the facility's commissioning ceremony alongside President Muhammadu Buhari and other dignitaries at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

She said that, "I'm quite happy, feeling fulfilled. Though we are leaving but all the same, we thank God the project has come to reality.

"I have opted for it six years now. I initiated this project six years ago when my husband spent three months abroad, consecutively. 90 days. And it shouldn't be because we have all the experts in Nigeria. We only need a good platform.

The hospital that is supposed to serve the First Family is serving like 35,000 people which is quite much. That's why I insisted we should have a VIP Wing within the proximity of the presidential villa.

"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."

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