According to a new report, President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife
Aisha have allegedly traveled to the United States with 108-man
delegation to the United Nations general assembly in New York.
A breakdown shows that the President’s team include a 16-man
presidential advance team, 14 presidential aides, 32 ministers and
aides, 24 officials of foreign affairs and other MDAs.
SaharaReports in a tweet revealed that Mrs Aisha Buhari is also
separately attending the UNGA with 22 persons, including wives of
Governors.
Many have accused the president of being deceptive with some of his
plans. Some have wondered what role the large delegation will play as
it has been considered yet another waste of public funds in a time many
Nigerians have complained of serious hardship and the president speaking
about curtailing government expenses.
Buhari came under serious criticism recently after Prof. Farooq
Kperogi revealed that the President spent £6m during his treatment for
an ear infection in the United Kingdom.
Buhari seems to be versed in saying something and doing another. He
was criticized for banning his political appointees from going abroad
for medical treatment but did not waste time to travel abroad to treat
an ear infection when there are world standard hospitals in the country.
The President had in earlier April at the opening ceremony of the
56th Annual General Conference and delegates meeting of the Nigerian
Medical Association held in Sokoto said the government would not
encourage medical tourism with the nation’s resources.
“While this administration will not deny anyone of his or her
fundamental human rights, we will certainly not encourage expending
Nigerian hard earned resources on any government official seeking
medical care abroad, when such can be handled in Nigeria,” Buhari said, according to a statement by the Director, Media and Public Relations, Ministry of Health, Mrs. Boade Akinola.
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