Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in London last Tuesday for medical reasons caused controversy in his country. The main opposition leaders and the medical world see it as a direct result of the government’s failure to fix a failing health system.
On social networks, many voices are raised to condemn the former general, who is now 78 years old, in London. The hashtag #BuhariMustGo (Buhari must go) has been shared tens of thousands of times to condemn this trip. The opposition finds that taxpayers’ money is being used to pay for these trips, while the president has not taken any steps to restore the health system in his country.
Some people are ironic and pray that Buhari can do his medical examinations at one of the “magnificent and successful” hospitals he has built. Because it must be remembered: outdated equipment in Nigeria makes the country one of the worst students on the continent in terms of health while the number of doctors is very inadequate, averaging two doctors per 10,000 inhabitants. In the medical professions, anger also erupts. A medical union threatens to go on strike.
The President, This is not his first time in London. Since 2016, he has made several trips there for medical reasons. His state of health was also the subject of debate during the recent election campaign, while the opposition claimed he could not physically control it.
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