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PDP Made President Buhari Travel Abroad For Treatment – Presidency by liberallatty: 3:25pm On Nov 04, 2017 |
The presidency has stated that President Muhammadu
Buhari never made a promise to Nigerians in 2015 that
he would not seek medical treatment abroad if elected.
His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi
Adesina, yesterday disclosed this while appearing as a
guest on Focus Nigeria, a programme on Africa
Independent Television (AIT).
The spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
Bolaji Abdullahi, who appeared alongside Adesina, also
said the much talked about promise the president
allegedly made was false.
Abdullahi said: “I was the Deputy Director of the policy
directorate of the campaign, I was there from the
beginning to the end.”
“So many people came to join the group, some from
even outside the country. Then one day, we were in a
meeting, then one gentleman who heads one of the
international NGOs in the country brought this list of 100
items that he was proposing that we should push out as
the promise of Mr President to Nigerians.
“We circulated and asked everyone to study it and come
back the following day so that we look at which ones we
can own and which ones we need to reject.
“I remember that Number 1 on that list was to make the
President say that ‘When I become President, I will not
travel abroad for medical treatment’.
“And I remember we rejected that immediately, because
we said we didn’t know what this man was dealing with;
we didn’t know who his doctors had been, how could
we say this for him?
“But you know what happened? One of us in the group
just released the document.”
Adesina backed Abdullahi’s claim, confirming that the
president was never aware of any such promise, let
alone agree to it.
He said, “I can confirm that even the President himself,
who was a candidate then, was not aware. The very
week I resumed this assignment, I raised some things
with the President. I said, this and this and this were
promised, and the President said ‘When did I promise
these things?’
“I said there is a document titled ‘100 things Buhari will
do in 100 days’. He never knew about that document. He
had to ask people to fetch that document for him, and it
was the first time he was seeing it.
“So there were promises that people made during the
campaign on his behalf.”
Adesina went further to blame the past administrations
of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the poor
state of healthcare in the country.
He said the situation was a major reason for the
president’s medical trips abroad.
He said, “There was a time we could have afforded it, but
the money was not properly spent. That’s why the
President keeps lamenting that for a certain number of
years consistently, oil prices stood at $100 per barrel,
going as high as $120 per barrel at a time, and we were
producing about 2.1 million barrels daily.
“Then when he (Buhari) came, oil prices plunged to $37
per barrel, so he called the Central Bank Governor and
said, ‘Do we have savings?’ and the Governor said ‘No
savings.’
“The question is, ‘What did they do with that money?
Why didn’t they fix our hospitals in all those years that
we had boom?’
“And you know that since 2015, things have been down
and they are just looking up now. As things look up, if
they ever ever get back to where we were, if we ever get
back to $100 per barrel for oil under the Buhari
administration, it’s doubtful.
“But if we ever get there, you can be sure that a lot will
get done, because this is a prudent administration and
the money of Nigerians will be used to serve Nigerians.”
Recall that the president has made two trips to London
this year alone to seek treatment for an undisclosed
illness.
His most notable trip gulped 103 days, a medical
vacation that caused public discontent resulting in many
calling for his resignation from office. |
Re: PDP Made President Buhari Travel Abroad For Treatment – Presidency by Desyner: 3:26pm On Nov 04, 2017 |
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Re: PDP Made President Buhari Travel Abroad For Treatment – Presidency by Gurusblend(m): 3:26pm On Nov 04, 2017 |
Ehn, we know now, yes he never made a promise that he would not seek medical treatment abroad if elected, likewise did he told us. Am sure Nigerians won't elect a sick president.. To the media and publicity adviser
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Re: PDP Made President Buhari Travel Abroad For Treatment – Presidency by greatermax77(m): 3:39pm On Nov 04, 2017 |
Jesus!! What type of country is this ooo chiaa.. I am off this topic, the denial is mind bungling 1 Like |
Re: PDP Made President Buhari Travel Abroad For Treatment – Presidency by clefstone(m): 3:47pm On Nov 04, 2017 |
PDP made Aisha Buhari shit twice today instead of her usual habit of once daily -Garba Shehu 2 Likes |
Re: PDP Made President Buhari Travel Abroad For Treatment – Presidency by Donald50: 3:51pm On Nov 04, 2017 |
Blame game...we are used to this.... 1 Like |
Re: PDP Made President Buhari Travel Abroad For Treatment – Presidency by Nobody: 3:52pm On Nov 04, 2017 |
Na wah Ohhhhh 1 Like |
Re: PDP Made President Buhari Travel Abroad For Treatment – Presidency by morbeta(m): 3:55pm On Nov 04, 2017 |
Pdp prevented Buhari's joystick from raising, pdp prevent Buhari from performing in Zaa Ozza room, pdp pdp pdp pdp.....2019.. 1 Like |
Re: PDP Made President Buhari Travel Abroad For Treatment – Presidency by liberallatty: 3:56pm On Nov 04, 2017 |
the statement was made this morning by senior special assistant to the President on media Adeshina and APC publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi on a programme title Focus Naija on AIT |
Re: PDP Made President Buhari Travel Abroad For Treatment – Presidency by liberallatty: 4:00pm On Nov 04, 2017 |
naso I heard it too....may God deliver us from the hands of this great propaganda party called APC |
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