Nigerian musician, Femi Kuti has begged President Muhammadu Buhari not to make the mistake made by other people by heeding to his warning.
Femi Kuti and Muhammadu Buhari
Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari
to resign and tackle his health before it is too late. Kuti further
stressed that the cost of his numerous medical trips is taking its toll
on Nigeria’s already dwindling economy.
He made the observation during a conversation with TheNETng, Kuti fumed, 'You see, I think he should just be sincere and hand over to Vice President Osinbajo.
‘You
cannot spend so many months going abroad for medical trip. Please, just
resign and hand over to the vice president, or is it by force?
‘It
is not a do or die affair now, do you know what it is costing Nigeria
for the president to keep on going on those medical trips outside the
country? What about the millions of people who cannot afford it.’
Lamenting
over the state of hospitals in Nigeria, Kuti stated, ‘If one of the
biggest legacies the President leaves behind is making General Hospital
one of international repute, it would make a lot of sense, but why
should we pay for them to have treatment outside the country and then,
we cannot have the same privilege? So because he is the president, the
rest of us should die as a result of bad health care?
‘It
shows that the government should think of improving our own system to
international standards. By banning themselves from travelling, if we
must die, let us die in our country.’
He further said,
‘Do you hear of the Queen of England going to America for treatment or
the President of America going to England for treatment? The day they do
that, there will be an impeachment few minutes later.
‘But
we condole a lot rubbish in this country and that says a lot about us
to the rest of the world, I cannot even believe that some people are
defending this.
‘Tell the
people fighting on twitter that when it’s their turn to fall sick and
they get to the general hospital and there is no treatment for
themselves and their loved ones, they should keep fighting, they
shouldn’t fight for good healthcare for the country, they should
continue to fight for the president to keep on going for treatment. In
fact, tell them that I said I said that their fight is very wise.'