Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial
District, Gershom Bassey has said that banning political officers from seeking
medical attention abroad is unconstitutional.
He said if medical institutions in the country were
adequately funded and equipped the political office holders would have no need
for medical tourism.
Bassey who spoke to journalists in Calabar said, “If
facilities in our hospitals were available and met international standards then
all leaders, from the President downward would patronize our facilities”.
Bassey said he was canvassing for total upgrade and overhaul
and establishment of reference hospitals across the nation’s six geo-political
zones.
“I don’t support the idea of banning political office
holders including the country’s president from going abroad for medical
attention as a way of boosting our health system”, he stressed.
“There should be a minimum of six special and well-equipped
hospitals in the six geo-political zones of the country and whatever we can do
to improve health care in our country is welcomed. Such will discourage medical
tourism abroad.”
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