President Buhari has opened the new Presidential/VIP Wing of the State House Medical Center in Abuja, which cost N21 billion.
His wife, Aisha Buahri, accompanied him to the ceremony and explained that the facility will prevent the president and his family from traveling abroad for medical treatment.
Aisha said she came up with the idea for the project in 2017, after her husband had to stay abroad for medical treatment for a long time.
The First Lady who spoke to newsmen after President Buhari had caught the tape and concluded a guided tour of the facility, said she bought the idea of executing the project in 2017, following the extensive stay of her husband abroad for medical treatment.
According to her, now that the facility is in place, Nigerian Presidents and their family members will no longer need to go abroad for treatment but may only fly medical experts to assist their colleagues in the country.
On whether the medical centre will now make it unnecessary for Nigerian leaders to go abroad for treatment, she responded: “Yes. This one is for the health and wellness of the First Family. They don’t need to go abroad now. They only need to, may be, fly in experts to help our people. You know.
“So, no need for any leader to spend months and months abroad because of health care”.