I May not Patronise Nigerian Hopital if Electted - Atiku Abubakar

 BY: News Peddlers

PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar

If Atiku Abubakar is elected president in February, he may not rely solely on Nigerian hospitals for his personal healthcare.

"It's possible that health-care facilities that cater to my needs will be unavailable." Mr Abubakar stated during the ongoing dialogue on AriseTV. "We have limitations, and we are aware of them."

Mr Abubakar's response came when asked if, as president, he would turn to the country's medical establishments to establish clear leadership that deemphasizes the country's elite's patronage of foreign hospitals.

Since the late aughts, the former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has lived in Dubai, the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates, only returning to the country for important holidays and political activities.

If elected president, Peter Obi of the Labour Party said he would use Nigerian doctors and that available facilities would be improved to meet global standards.

Nigerians have long condemned the elite's rush to foreign countries for medical care, which they attribute to the country's health-care system's neglect. President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to travel abroad to see doctors, primarily in the United Kingdom.

Every other month, the president has flown to London to receive first-rate treatment paid for by Nigerian taxpayers. The president has dismissed Nigerians' accusations of insensitivity, claiming that he has used UK doctors since the 1970s.