I may not rely on Nigeria’s health care system if I become president, we have limitations – Atiku

Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic party, PDP Atiku Abubakar has said that they may not be health facilities that can cater to his needs in Nigeria and so he may not rely on them when he becomes president

Abubakar, who made this known at an Arise TV presidential town hall meeting in Lagos, decried lack of adequate investment in the health sector.

He stated that if he becomes president, he will make available incentives to encourage the private sector to invest in Nigeria’s health care system

He said; “Health facilities that cater to my health may not be available. We have limitations; we know we have those limitations.

“We need to first address the issue of primary healthcare. After addressing this, which affects the majority of our citizens, then we can focus on the secondary and tertiary levels. The truth is that we are not investing enough as a government in the medical sector.

“Another issue is medical tourism. We need to sit with the private sector and tell them we want them to invest in the health sector and that we are ready to offer incentives. With the right incentives, I believe Nigeria’s private sector will invest adequately in the health sector.”