{"id":40379,"date":"2021-04-03T17:14:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T17:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=40379"},"modified":"2021-04-03T15:46:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T15:46:25","slug":"nigerians-cant-stop-buhari-from-seeing-his-doctor-because-he-is-president-ngige","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerians-cant-stop-buhari-from-seeing-his-doctor-because-he-is-president-ngige","title":{"rendered":"Nigerians can\u2019t stop Buhari from seeing his doctor because he is president \u2013 Ngige"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari has the right to travel abroad for medical consultation.<\/p>\n<p>Ngige said this while reacting to the backlash that welcomed the President\u2019s trip to London on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Nigerians had expressed mixed feelings over Buhari\u2019s trip to London for medical check-up, especially with the growing insecurity in the country and the nationwide strike embarked upon by members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).<\/p>\n<p>Some Nigerians had claimed the President\u2019s trip is coming at a time he is needed on ground to oversee the myriad of challenges facing the country.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Ngige told Channels TV that Buhari has been visiting his doctor in London for a second opinion for over 40 years and cannot stop because he is now a President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President has been going to his doctor for second opinion in the UK for the past forty-something years. Because he is now President of Nigeria, you don\u2019t want him to go?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI, as little as I am, I go abroad for second opinion for my health, even though I don\u2019t have any underlying disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuhari has every right to visit his doctors,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari has the right to travel abroad for medical consultation. Ngige said this while reacting to the backlash that welcomed the President\u2019s trip to London on Thursday. 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