The Senate on Thursday, urged State House officials
to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from embarking on foreign trips for
medical purpose by putting the State House clinic in good shape.
The
Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs,
gave the advise when the State House Permanent Secretary, Tijani Umar,
appeared before the panel to defend his 2021 budget estimates.
The
State House official had presented a budget of N19.7bn for 2021, out of
which N1.3bn was proposed for the State House Clinic.
The
Chairman of the Senate panel, Senator Danjuma La’ah, said the committee
would approve the budget for the State House Clinic but that President
and other top officials of his government should no longer be flown
abroad for medical treatment again.
Speaking
with newsmen after the budget defence session, the Permanent Secretary
promised to put necessary arrangements in place to meet the medical
needs of the President and other top officials once the budget was the
budget is approved.
