Aisha Buhari Condemns foreign medical treatment despite son and husband benefiting from such

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari has condemned the practice of spending the nation’s resources abroad via medical tourism.

She said she does not believe in Nigerians travelling abroad to receive treatment because “we have all it takes” for world-class medical services.

Aisha Buhari made this known on Wednesday when she inaugurated Cedarcrest Hospital — where Yusuf, her son, was once treated — in Abuja. Aisha said her son “almost lost his life” but the hospital saved him.

"I believe in making Nigeria a better place to be," she said, adding: "I don’t believe in spending our resources abroad. We have all it takes to have a hospital like this, from manpower to personnel."

"Even after he was flown abroad for further medical attention, they (hospitals and surgeons abroad) did not do anything for him," she added.

 "They asked where the accident happened, where the surgery took place, I said Nigeria, they said excellent"

Yusuf was treated abroad after he suffered injuries from a bike accident in Abuja. He was first treated in Cedarcrest hospital but was later flown abroad for further treatment.

Nigerians have criticized her statement considering that in 2017, her husband spent a total of 152 days in a London hospital treating and undisclosed ailment. He travelled on two different occasions.