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Sowore Says Tinubu May Be Used for Same in Future
- Safiu Kehinde
Former Nigerian military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has come under public spotlight over video of him being used for advertisement by an Indian hospital after undergoing knee replacement surgery.
Abdulsalam was flown to Shalby Multi-Specialty Hospitals in India where he went under the knife.
The hospital had after the surgery made a video advertisement showing highlights of the ex-military leader’s surgery procedure at its International Patients Care facility.
Abdusalam could be seen in the clip shared on X on Tuesday evening by human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, stretching his heavily bandaged left leg after the procedure before being assisted to take a walk.
Reaction in a caption attached to the video, Sowore slammed Abdulsalam, stressing that he had every opportunity while in power to build a first-class healthcare facilities in Nigeria.
‘This is former Nigerian Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, being used in a hospital advert after undergoing knee replacement surgery in India.
‘These so-called “experienced leaders” had every opportunity while in power to build first-class healthcare facilities in Nigeria.
‘Yet, in old age, they travel abroad for the very medical care they failed to make adequately available at home and can even end up as advertisements for foreign hospitals.’ He wrote.
The 2027 African Action Congress of Nigeria Presidential candidate also took a jab at incumbent President Bola Tinubu who he claimed may one day appear in a hospital advert in France as he decried the alleged neglect of Nigeria’s heathcare system.
‘At this rate, perhaps one day a hospital in France will be using a Nigerian president, Tinubu for its adverts.
‘What a tragic indictment of decades of failed leadership and neglect of Nigeria’s healthcare system.’ He wrote.
Meanwhile, Abdulsaalam’s video has further sparked mixed reactions from netizens with some slamming Nigerian political leaders while others maintained reservation over the clip.
‘They forget that one day they’ll become old and in need of medical attention. One way or the other,it will affect everyone. As I never get money na in dey pain me.’ @ComradeSIA
‘You will think the current fold of leadership has learned from these disgraceful situations, but no, even the current President is always running oversea for medicals and will eventually leave the sector in the same rotten state. Truly, Africa’s greatest curse is Leadership.’ @jimmyhustler86
‘Even you, if you are a President, You will do the same, because all of you are scared that your opps will use the doctors against you. Simply because the politicians cant make their home superior to where they exile or launder our money to.’ @UnculturedCEO
‘This is an embarrassment to our country and guess what? The hospital deliberately did it. Can the sitting president Can the tide by upgrading our health system? I pray’ @ChrisAgiri2026
‘Sowore, why is your family not in Nigeria, if you love this country so much’ @Add_Mariana
‘Just a day before you’re all over the place shouting that the President is very sick in France, the reason why he’s not back. I hope you’ll stop this misinformation just for the sake of politics or activism’ @Obasi51177558
‘Same knee surgy that Lagoon Hospitals at Apapa successfuly conducted on several expatriates around 2011’ @SolaA50666
‘Cry all the time Sowore, for people’s decisions. You blame the Government. Very irrational’ @Bigboy_ade
‘He deserves it when he was in power the only good thing he gives to Nigeria is the criminal constitution but when they get sick they run to another country for treatment stupid leaders’ @ndubuakuorvn
‘If they empower Nigeria health care facilities no be Nigerians go still spoil am with the evil character way full Unna hands.’ @LovBamidele
‘My take on this is why did he consent to being used in an advert?? It’s so pathetic and ab eyesore to say the least.’ @bobyyinkuze
