The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari would not disclose the amount of money he spent, while treating an undisclosed illness in London, because of its threat to national security.
Recall, that well-meaning Nigerians, including the first African Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, had called on the Presidency to make open the amount Buhari spent on his medical bills while in the United Kingdom.
While responding on Wednesday, Lai Mohammed, said demanding information on the President’s medical bill, had implications for national security and moral issues.
In comments to State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council FEC, meeting, chaired by Buhari, The Information Minister said: “This matter has come several times, and our position on the matter is quite straight forward.
“What are the President’s conditions of service? What are his entitlements in terms of his well-being and health care? The State is supposed to take responsibility for these.
“We believe that asking for how much has been spent on the health of the President, is an issue that we should weigh very well, both for national security and also for moral issues.
“I don’t know why we must divulge such very sensitive information. I might be wrong, but I don’t have experience elsewhere that the President of any country will be ill, and be forced to disclose how much the State has spent on his health.
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But how much money Mr president @MBuhari spend in his hospital bills according to Lai our information minister u know more than us like how much #President Buhari embzzle in the #UK because u throw a question that we don't know but u Lai Mohammad knowns better than us pls APC Party stop deceive us with ur politics & propaganda!