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IT’S A SHAME NIGERIAN LEADERS DIE ABROAD, FLOWN BACK AS CARGO. – HON OGAH
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, has expressed deep concern over the continued reliance of Nigerian leaders on foreign healthcare, describing it as a national embarrassment.
He spoke in defense of his proposed bill, which seeks to bar public and civil servants from patronizing private schools and healthcare services, both in Nigeria and abroad.
Ogah, who represents Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State, made the remarks during a live interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, referencing the recent death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, whose body was flown back to Nigeria after he died in a London hospital.
“You are aware that a few days ago, our former president was flown back as cargo,” Ogah said. “Is it not a shame that at each point in time, our big men travel abroad for medical services? Are we not ashamed of it?”
The lawmaker decried the persistent neglect of public hospitals and schools by those in power, insisting that such a trend must be reversed through bold legislative reforms and a renewed commitment to fixing the system from within.
Ogah is the sponsor of the Private Institutions and Healthcare Service Providers (Prohibition) Bill, 2025 (HB.2487), a legislative proposal aimed at compelling public officials and their families to utilize the same schools and healthcare facilities available to the general public. The bill has sparked national debate, drawing praise from transparency advocates and criticism from those concerned about its scope.
According to Ogah, the time has come for the political elite to restore public trust by subjecting themselves to the same institutions they are responsible for managing.
