The awkward trend of public officeholders getting foreign medical services at public expense is self-serving, immoral and condemnable. Against the backdrop of dwindling foreign reserves and biting economic realities, the lower chamber of the National Assembly again pushed to curb foreign medical trips by government officials. The public service rule also empowers public officials and their families to travel abroad for medical treatment. A number of public officeholders consistently continued to fly overseas for common ailments that cost the national purse a fortune. Even the President, who is due for medical vacation in London, has not shown a good example for the rest of the public officeholders.

Source: The Guardian March 06, 2022 15:05 UTC