Senator representing Abia North senatorial district in the National
Assembly, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa has said the treatment of President
Muhammadu Buhari abroad is detrimental to the development of the health
sector in the country.
Ohuabunwa who spoke during debate on the 2017 budget on Wednesday, argued
that rather than embark on medical tourism to foreign countries, the
Federal Government should budget more funds for the health sector.
Senator Ohuabunwa advised: “A lot is being expected of us as Senators. We
are leaving our country to go on medical vacation. These countries we go
to have spent so much to put their health sector in place. Unfortunately,
what we have for the health sector is a far cry from what it should be.
“It is not about allocating. What about implementation? What is the level
of implementation of the 2016 budget? We need to emphasize the issue of
budget implementation before we approve the 2017 budget. The government
should be talking about creating entrepreneurship centres in all the 774
local government areas in the country if we want to create jobs.”