It would be of interest to sane, thinking Nigerians what it costs to have their president abandon the high quality medical care available in Nigeria for a foreign country! Perhaps, the President in, his serpentine wisdom, wishes to save the tax payer a buck or two by being fiscally responsible even on his death bed! What genius! Recently, the minister of health revealed the plan of the wicked administration to end overseas treatment for all Nigerians (http://allafrica.com/stories/200911171193.html), despite the fact that Yarasickler, the anchorman of the government has been one of the highest exporters of Nigeria's oil dollars and tax naira too foreign countries including Germany and recently, Saudi Arabia (SA) where he is reported to have a favorite sick bed!

But how much does this golden sick bed cost Nigerians? Our hospitals have been functioning in top class and even presidents all over the world fall over themselves to be treated by our world leading doctors and cared for by beautiful nurses, second to none on this planet! Yes. . .in UCH, OAUTHC, LUTH and the many "centers of excellence" medical institutions in Nigeria! The beds are made of the softest feather, sewn-up in the finest cotton, embroided with diamond studs but Yarawasteful insists on going to the favorite sick bed in SA?

So, I put pen to paper and calculator to numbers and it is dirt cheap to be treated in the so called King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre : Jeddah (Source: http://bportal.kfshrc.edu.sa/wps/portal/bportal/!ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3g3M393Y3dHYwMLSwsLA6MQ1zDP0FAnIwMDc6B8JJK8gb-lG1A-0MLZ0ijYyMDRjIDucJB9-PWD5A1wAEcDfT-P_NxU_YLcCIMsE0dFAAS6Fns!/dl2/d1/L0lDU0lKSWdrbUEhIS9JRFJBQUlpQ2dBek15cXchL1lCSkoxTkExTkk1MC01RncvN19GNk9HM0dBMzA4RjI2MDJUVjVMMlNCMTJLMC9fczJpSzQ0MzIwMDEy/?WCM_PORTLET=PC_7_F6OG3GA308F2602TV5L2SB12K0_WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/kfshrc_lib/KFSH_BP/For+Patients/Patients+Information/Insurance+_+Invoice):

There are 3 room options, although it is most likely there are some which are not listed for super-rich, special humans who are so evil and sickly, they won't wish to be around regular sick people. The costs are: Normal Room SR 1500, Single Room in D4 SR 3500, Suite in D4 SR 7000. The YarGreedy with the characteristic long throat of Nigerian "leaders" is in at least option 2 costing SR 7000 which converts to 1,866.58 USD (@ 1 SAR = 0.266650 USD) or 276,623.04 NGN (@ 1 SAR = 39.5176 NGN) (Source: www.xe.com).

Considering the last visit alone, Yaralongthroat has been in this cheap room for 8 days starting from November 23, 2009. The cost of this is: 14,932.64 USD or 2,212,984.32 NGN! A deposit of SAR 49,000 is required for 2 weeks and this must be paid upfront, a total of 13,066.28 USD or
1,937,059.94 NGN. It is not so expensive, after all Nigerians have money to pay for anything and enough to give away to their corrupt leaders and send them on their spending spree with prayers! How about the accommodation and feeding of the bandwagon of the people following the sick President? Do you think they lodged at a 3-star hotel? Well a quick search showed a per-day accommodation to be within 200 to 1335 USD. Feeding, shopping and other under-handed corruption deals being made could run to billions of dollars! How about the actual costs of the treatment from nephrology to phlebotomy to cardiology, etc, etc?? One man has already spent almost $15,000.00 just to lie down on a bed?? Yet you cannot get $15,000 to sleep for a whole year?

In the meantime, I was wondering how much it costs people who live in countries where responsive governments take care of their citizens? If any NLander can give an estimate of their yearly medical insurance costs, it will be a good idea. For people who live in SA, it will be nice to see how much the services Nigeria's stupid president is doling out would have meant in our Naira! As for me, my cost of medical insurance (this year) is 737.69 USD (Main), 170 USD (Secondary) and another that is actually paid from the oil and other revenues of the government (FREE) which I have been enjoying! I will bet that my medical care is better than all that this fool has paid to get in SA so far and this coverage covers EVERYTHING! This year alone, my claims for certain parts of my coverage have already exceeded what I will pay and yet, if I feel neck pain, I am on the way to the nearest clinic/hospital! I haven't had time to do (too simplify the name of the tests) eye test, ear test, nose test, privates test, blood test, general test, no reason to use the ambulance, no orthopaedic, orthotic, etc, etc but I have only used dental! Then, I have bought some medications. . .yet so much test which I don't need and don't have time to go for but they are only waiting for me to show-up! How about swine flu and other flu shots?? Take a minute and weep for Nigeria! I wish all my family, friends in Nigeria and ignorant prayer warriors could just get this same kind of health care! Your prayers will reduce drastically!

NIGERIA is the only country where people with no brains rule the ones with brains. . .yet the one's with half a brain can only pray for the brainless ones! They say, it is GOD this, GOD that. . .the corrupt leaders frolic with the pastors, they take money, they ask the poor to give more and pray harder so that GOD can answer, they travel out of the country when they have headaches or just wish to chill out, they tell ordinary Nigerians that GOD will do it someday. . .if things are not working, it YOUR FAULT. . .keep praying. . .meanwhile GOD is wondering what do you want me to do again?? I created you like I created everyone. . .they are using their brains, resources, thinking hard, praying in their closet not making public show of faith and their lot is getting better. But you are crying, give me food (God says plant agricultural seed like other countries do and you won't need another prayer about it), make me rich (God says, for what when you have more resources than those who you envy), save me from sickness (God says nothing to save you from if you eat bad food, no food, sleep inside mosquito havens, burn your roasted meet with rubber tires. . .I won't stop your body from responding to my natural designs), we need electricity (God says your choice of hydro, gas, coal, solar is there. . .I am not NEPA), give us good roads. . .(God says use your brain and you will have 6 lane express way)!

NIGERIA, NIGERIANS. . .THINK! TAKE ACTION. . .ALL YOUR FAITH AS BIG AS IT MIGHT BE IS DEAD WITHOUT ACTION! EVEN COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT PROFESS FAITH BUT PRACTICE WORKS. . .THEY ARE MUCH BETTER THAN YOU AND TODAY MILLIONS ARE GOING TO QUEUE AT THE EMBASSY, ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE DESERT TO EUROPE, TRY AND USE SOMEONE ELSE'S PASSPORT TO ESCAPE FROM THE HELL HOLE YOU KEEP ASKING YAR'MUGU TO COMPLETELY DESTROY!

R u not the hitman that was sent to him by Sahara? The beating Turai gave u is not enough shebi?

@Singular. . .I will give you 1 more chance and I will let this affront of yours pass! I WON'T forgive/overlook another! Ask your co-traveler Paroh FUC.KING Frey. . .now she begs for mercy! De(LOSER)pilot disappeared for the heat was hot. . .don't stir the hornets nest! War is BAD. . .don't start one until you have counted the cost!

CYBERG i really appreciate this, one day we will definitely use this.

Nice one CyberG. Truly God has done more than enough for Nigeria. We only need to take our destinies in our hands. Enough is enough! Nigerians, never again should we allow this kind of corrupt imposition on us. Lets give it all it takes. Less than 10,000 people cannot continue to dominate & manipulate the destinies of 150 million people.

:-x :-x :-x :-x :-x :-x :-x

@cyberG,

God, hoops! anyway  bless you. I always enjoy the way you put out fact not all those sycophant thay thinks they love Nigeria more than everyone of us.

Talk is cheap! This thread will probably go to 10 pages and with time dissapear from the 1st page of this section and at the end of the day, nothing will come out of it.

Take action ko, take inaction ni.

yar adua has wicked said one arab dude from egypt.

yar adua has wicked hiv said one arab dude from misra.

@ Cyberg,,

I am not particularly impressed by your efforts as the nauseating disrespect conveyed has taken off
the significance of the point you want to make. Truth be told, you are free to hold and express your views but
words are tools ,weapons and indicators of a mindset. It is your choice and i reserve the freedom too, to question
your manners, if you have any.

Disrespect is no sign of bravery especially in cyberspace. Everybody is a warrior, with a laptop as his shield.

^^^^^^ Look, I am NOT here to impress YOU or ANYONE for that matter! But, what is disrespectful about speaking the TRUTH here? What exactly is disrespectful in the email?

Look, I described Yar'Slow by all his TRUE names: wicked, sickler, wasteful, longthroat, greedy (plus more and counting). . .which of these can you contradict? I, on the other hand, and many other people can point to several examples that underline these appellations. There are several ironies about Nigeria and Nigerians for they aspire to a higher class (in the comity of nations) but have refused to upgrade the quality of their thinking! Don't you know that the well than above average of the thinking and mental capacity of the leaders and followers of the countries Nigeria seeks to join is responsible for where they are now? What shortcut do you think Nigeria will take to get to that position?

Nigeria, and indeed Africa, place absolute "respect" on people based on their age even though same people could totally be disrespectful to you and downright stupid! Yet, you can't question their character, their motive, their decision because he is "older"? What ridiculousness! Let me tell you that I have lived in Nigeria for a long time (brought up in a balanced home by loving and committed parents) but now live elsewhere. . .but unlike Nigeria when you talk at a meeting or make a presentation of some work you have done, etc and people just listen to you and lob softball questions at you (if they do at all). . .in other places, you must be ready for the hardest of questions (on the spot)! You must be able and ready to defend your positions and conclusions all the time to gain any respect or credibility! Your age is immaterial for the old and young on any team will question you and will during their turn be questioned! In Nigeria. . .the "leaders" are like semi-gods. . .yet you ask yourself. . .how has your life improved/changed for the better because of the duty that your "leaders" have performed in the last 3 years? How about 7 years? How about 10 years? Everyone (including the one who disrespects a constitution he swore to uphold, 150 Million+ people, etc) wants to be "respected" when he has NOT earned any modicum of respect whatsoever for himself or the position which he has rather brought into disrepute for the countries you will visit tomorrow know as soon as you show your Nigerian passport that if your president is the "best" you can have. . .you are of no consequence whatsoever!

@ Cyberg.
I have some 'modicum' of respect for you. Could you be kind enough to
have some 'modicum' of respect for our president. Is it too much to ask?

On the issue of passport- this is how u guys mess up. What you think of yourself
is more important than what others think of you. In any case, how many Nigerians
hold the green passport. The figure is more than you guys and in any case many of
you just go out to mess up our image - money 419, drugs, stashing money abroad
prostitution- you name it. That is what soils the green passport and not a sick president.

That cyber g of a guy must realy have been frustrated;dont worry since you want yaradua dead,i will nominate you to turai for the award of the contract for his burial, retarded sonova bitch

~Bluetooth:

That cyber g of a guy must realy have been frustrated;dont worry since you want yaradua dead,i will nominate you to turai for the award of the contract for his burial, retarded sonova bitch

Hahaha. . .only a super-slowpoke with absolute zero IQ will make a statement like the one you just made! Calling yourself son of a bitch only confines you to the bottom dredge of the society where you belong. . .do yourself a favor by shutting-up if you have no meaningful contribution to a public discourse as this.

Now, for the information of your hole-ridden, retarded brains. . .a cursory look at my posts will tell you that this is not anything about frustration! I speak for myself and several others who want the best for Nigeria as a whole not for a few who are only out for their own parochial interests! Dunce. . .I left Nigeria by my own choice, have visited and will visit again this year! Does that sound like someone who is frustrated or has a problem with any law of any country? I am not just planning to come just into Nigeria but will visit 3 other countries before getting into Lagos and I will return back here in a few weeks. . .for I am busy and have things to do! While in Nigeria, I will be in at least 3 states and travel through 5 states. . .now, use your brain and think. . .if the last few brain cells of yours can fathom it!

Look. . .I have no direct, personal and immediate benefit on whether YaraGreedy and his ilk fix up Nigeria or travel to get health care anywhere else in the world! That does not affect me in one bit. . .but it affects my family, my friends and several Nigerians who deserve better! If I were stuck in any country in the world. . .and I needed to be "rescued". . .I can count on someone (and people) to make that decision and execute it with dispatch! But not Nigeria! The economy that Nigerian sick leaders are milking to death is being bank-rolled by me (and other Nigerians) who send money to billions of dollars every year. . .but the man whose decision controls the wealth of the nation cannot manage it but spends it as his personal cash for treatment. . .and I should not bring this line of reasoning for people who otherwise would not have thought about it to consider it? Gani, Soyinka, Falana, Keyamo and several Nigerian activists who have in the past and present "fight" for the good of the Nigerian populace must also be frustrated for we have similar objectives but our approach and resources are different! Are they also frustrated?? Dunce, think. . .if you have the mental capacity!

BTW, you can award yourself the contract of the burial of Yarasickly liar or let the equality greedy wife deal with her business! If both of you are too lazy and only interested in money, toss his carcass to the dogs! Just as he did not care how he killed the people of the Niger Delta (this year), the Boko Haram joker and his followers and several Nigerians who have died as a result of the evil action or inaction of his government. . .so I do not a rat's behind about what happens to his body!

citizenY:

@ Cyberg.
I have some 'modicum' of respect for you. Could you be kind enough to
have some 'modicum' of respect for our president. Is it too much to ask?

On the issue of passport- this is how u guys mess up. What you think of yourself
is more important than what others think of you. In any case, how many Nigerians
hold the green passport. The figure is more than you guys and in any case many of
you just go out to mess up our image - money 419, drugs, stashing money abroad
prostitution- you name it. That is what soils the green passport and not a sick president.

Yes, Singular, it is TOO much to ask! Respect is never asked for, either you earn it or you never get it! I respect the leaders of the government I pay taxes to and there is no question about whether they have earned that respect! In return, they totally respect me. . .more than what could be in Nigeria! They address and treat me (and the people) with total respect, they don't lie about their health, they don't steal the oil money or taxes, I have received much more here (even financially) than I could have received if I lived several times over in Nigeria, they have invested in my future, they actually come to ask and win the votes of the people and not steal it, they do not think because they are 55, 60, or 60+ automatically qualify to be respected irrespective of their actions or behavior. All these is totally foreign to the Nigerian serpent "leader" and he has no respect whatsoever!

Read my earlier post ^^^, and you will guess that I have no gripe with the Nigerian Passport! After all, if I can leave at a moment's notice to almost any country, you can be sure that I am not JUST going with a Nigerian Passport. But hey, do you know that all passports were (literally) born the same? In the years of yore, the Nigerian Passport and currency was a thing of pride anywhere! I was told this much as I did not personally experience it myself. . .same as most Nigerians about my age! But the people who made Nigeria a joke in the comity of serious nations are indirectly responsible for the people who are now into 419, drugs, stashing money abroad (e.g. YaraGoSlow and his hangers-on), prostitution, etc. How many people who live in a decent society, so built and managed have need for the extra stress or complexities of crime? If you are a criminal here. . .it is mostly your choice and a conscious decision. . .not out of need but in Nigeria, MOST people who are engaged in it have no other recourse in their life and this is as a result of the failure of Nigerian leadership of which Yaraclueless is now the pointman! "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown" and if he cannot take the heat, he has no business in the kitchen!

Why are you calling me?
Thats citizenY.

And why are all your posts riddled with insults? Just state your case and be gone.

@cyber g
i appreciate your comment as this is one of those things u get to see in a democratic setting.First let me ask you,
Is cutting off the head a solution to headache?
Have you ask yourself what will happen if yaradua dies now?.
Do you see chaos ahead?
I need you to brief and objective in your response cause i'm not use to reading long grammar on this forum.Please

Singular:

Why are you calling me?
Thats citizenY.

And why are all your posts riddled with insults? Just state your case and be gone.

Singular. . .there is no single "insult" to you in my post. Read again! If you are referring to those of Paroh and Depilot, check who directly "insulted" the other first.

'CyberG

As I always say, words are weapons, tools and indicators of the mindset o a man. I hope
in your sober moments, you will go through what you have said and see whether you still
have some native intelligence. I can decipher that

- you are abroad and di tin dey shack you
- because you dey chop chocolate teh kulikuli wey you know for Naija no good
- remember you came from Naija and even if you are doused in whitewash oyibo go ask you where you come from
and i sincerely hope you no get big nose and tribal mark ( whether you dey catch tiger before).
- awoof don turn ya head , you have assumed a false sense of pride in yuor supposed freedoms
- you respect your landlords because you have no chioice and praise them because of the dole you depend on from time to time.

No qualms but I am sure you do not patronise their sites and spew the rubbish you are saying here.

You stay from outside and throw stones into our fathers compound .

Many of us will have no heartaches if you abandon the green passport as you have clearly illustrated that with your disrespect and we shall galdlly lose you.

citizenY:

'CyberG

As I always say, words are weapons, tools and indicators of the mindset o a man. I hope
in your sober moments, you will go through what you have said and see whether you still
have some native intelligence. I can decipher that

- you are abroad and di tin dey shack you
- because you dey chop chocolate teh kulikuli wey you know for Naija no good
- remember you came from Naija and even if you are doused in whitewash oyibo go ask you where you come from
and i sincerely hope you no get big nose and tribal mark ( whether you dey catch tiger before).
- awoof don turn ya head , you have assumed a false sense of pride in yuor supposed freedoms
- you respect your landlords because you have no chioice and praise them because of the dole you depend on from time to time.

No qualms but I am sure you do not patronise their sites and spew the rubbish you are saying here.

You stay from outside and throw stones into our fathers compound .

Many of us will have no heartaches if you abandon the green passport as you have clearly illustrated that with your disrespect and we shall galdlly lose you.

You are distracting the theme of the thread. . .this is not about me or you. . .for while you were fixating on me. . .tens of Nigerians just died in the last few hours because of YaraFailures stupidity in not providing health care like the one he is paying at least 1,866.58 USD just to lie down on his favorite sick bed! To your other points:

- You can be damn sure I am more intelligent than you could ever be!

- Not a fan of chocolate or kulikuli (though I have eaten both)

- I know where I come from and use my real legal names. . .forget my nose and if I have tribal marks. . .I have never had any issues with these and you can be sure I get more ladies (white or black) than you have or could.

- No "false" sense of security. . .I am confidently and totally secure in the freedoms I have. . .mind you, while Nigeria is still struggling to pass basic freedom of information bill. . .my freedom is more guaranteed here than in Nigeria! All kinds of freedom, not just information!

- You have no idea of what you talk about @ landlord statement, so I will let it slide.

- Your at rubbish statement is ill-thought and doesn't make sense! The thoughts and opinions of people are respected, protected and recognized. . . practically and not just on paper. . .and WE know our rights, ask for it and enforce them. . .NOT ask GOD to come and help us know and enforce it.

- Your father's compound (indeed OURs) was hijacked a long time ago for the labor of our heroes (real fathers) past is now totally in vain with people like YaraCorrupt, Ibori and co., even the so called fathers are now ashamed! Compare what Awolowo and Zik did with the "little resources" they had then to the resources of 150 Million+ people and several billions of dollars in revenue! Your father's compound is under foreign occupation!

- Nigerian Passport is only really useful for entering Nigeria. . .if you had to travel to 5 countries within a day's notice. . .how many countries will be ready to consider your visa application, if you had time to submit one? So, you assuming you get your visa and while at a foreign airport. . .you are the only one who takes the most time to get your documents stamped, get's questioned and frisked by dogs and security (because of Green Passport) while I zoom past, would you rather not wish you had my own passport? If you were detained in a foreign country, who would you call to come and rescue you? The useless government of YaraDaft? While he is turning from side to side on a sick bed? You think and make your choice!

-- You have made your comments, please leave me alone now as I won't respond to your comments directed at my person again.

@CYBERG

I do not intend to say more. You will recall what I said about words. I have been vindicated.

Your words have revealed your mindset-

Now I know it is painful to be on the receiving end. It is not about you it is about your comportment.

And I have made my point.

CyberG:

Nigerian Passport is only really useful for entering Nigeria. . .if you had to travel to 5 countries within a day's notice. . .how many countries will be ready to consider your visa application, if you had time to submit one? So, you assuming you get your visa and while at a foreign airport. . .you are the only one who takes the most time to get your documents stamped, get's questioned and frisked by dogs and security (because of Green Passport) while I zoom past, would you rather not wish you had my own passport? If you were detained in a foreign country, who would you call to come and rescue you? The useless government of YaraDaft? While he is turning from side to side on a sick bed? You think and make your choice!

-- You have made your comments, please leave me alone now as I won't respond to your comments directed at my person again.

That is really disappointing to hear coming from a fellow supposed countryman. I find it weird when poeple are proud they use another country's passport. I have never taken up the chance for another passport but chose indefinite leave to return. You need to decide where you stand. You love a country so much that you only go on internet forums to complain and then you do away with your identity - your passport. You have probably changed your name to Tom or Jerry just to fit in with your new community.In all my dealings be it school for my kids who were born in UK but have only Nigerian passports, my career, everything I have only one passport - my Nigerian passport and dont care if anyone thinks of me as inferior.
This is my last post to you regarding such matters. Any other one's may be regarding films or music, something not as serious as my counrty Nigeria. You, sir, are a disgrace in this regard. I wish you good luck in your struggle to ascertain where your heart truly lies.

The pseudo Nigerian is hereafter known as Mister Huckleberry Finn.

You know- fanta face and coa cola body

Even Oyibo nodey insult their president or queen. Na dis born again

oyibo wan tell us about freedom of speech. Even oyibo get native

intelligence- respect your elders. We don dey Europe before these

new arrivals. Wetin we never see? Thank you jare, Singular