The Nigerian Senate has warned that President Muhammadu Buhari will no longer be travelling abroad for medical treatment following a staggering budget for the State House clinic.
The Senate on Thursday, November 5, 2020 issued a warning to State House officials to equip the clinic to meet President Buhari’s medical needs.
The leader of the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator Danjuma La’ah brought up the motion when the State House Permanent Secretary, Tijani Umar, appeared before the panel to defend his 2021 budget estimates.
In its presentation, the State House official gave a budget of N19.7bn for 2021, out of which N1.3bn was proposed for the State House Clinic.
In his reaction to the budget estimates, the Chairman of the Senate panel, Senator Danjuma La’ah explained that though the committee would approve the budget for the State House Clinic, the President and other top officials of his government should no longer be flown abroad for medical treatment.
Speaking with journalists after defending his budget, the Permanent Secretary promised to put necessary arrangements in place to meet to medical needs of the President and other top officials once the budget was approved.
