Over 5,000 Nigerians travel abroad for medical attention every month, resulting in the loss of N78 billion annually to capital flight.
Encomiums had trailed the recent refusal of the Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada to seek medical treatment abroad as it is the norm by political and public office holders in the country. The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) through its national president, Dr. Osahon Enabulele has specifically urged political office holders to emulate Wada for "patriotically" opting to receive medical treatment for his fractured femur in Nigeria against all entreaties to do so.
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