{"id":11547,"date":"2016-09-19T09:04:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T09:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=11547"},"modified":"2016-09-19T09:06:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T09:06:33","slug":"buhari-spent-just-20million-on-ear-treatment-not-6m-pounds-presidency-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=11547","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Buhari spent N20Million on Ear Treatment Not Six million Pounds \u2018\u2013 Presidency Reveals,"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, says President Muhammadu Buhari spent less than \u00a350,000 (N20.5m) on the treatment of an ear infection in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Shehu said this in a Facebook post on Sunday night while responding to an allegation by Prof. Farooq Kperogi that Buhari spent \u00a36m during his treatment in June.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-post-ads\"><\/div>\n<p>The President\u2019s spokesman said Buhari\u2019s government believed in accountability and curbing waste.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=10629&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Shehu said the Presidency had approved over \u00a350,000 for the President\u2019s treatment but Buhari rejected it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-post-ads\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"insert-post-ads\"><\/div>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe disclosure on Prof. Farooq Kperogi\u2019s wall that President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s ear treatment in the United Kingdom cost a whopping \u00a36m must have shocked many of the respected scholar\u2019s followers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m prepared to share documents with Farooq, one of the brightest ever produced from the Bayero University Kano that the whole treatment, including a follow-up visit by a specialist to Nigeria didn\u2019t cost \u00a350,000.<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/chnage-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11548\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/chnage-2-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"chnage-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/chnage-2-300x227.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/chnage-2-768x581.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/chnage-2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-post-ads\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFor the records, the administration advanced a higher sum, but the President\u2019s doctor returned the balance to the treasury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed, it\u2019s a New Day, and President Buhari\u2019s change mantra is real. Let no one confuse my fellow countrymen and women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shehu made an indirect jibe at Dame Patience Jonathan \u2013 wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan \u2013 who claimed that the $15m found in some company accounts was for her medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>He added that President Buhari would have rejected the bill if the doctor had charged him \u00a36m.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThe story reads like an incredible tale by moonlight that belongs to a different era, which fortunately is now history. That\u2019s when a fortunate lady saved $15m for medical treatment!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut was it possible that the account of this balanced journalism teacher was hacked? I will give him the benefit of the doubt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the austere President we have, Muhammadu Buhari would not have approved this amount if he was shown a \u00a36m bill. I won\u2019t be surprised if the President may have asked if the fat bill was for the purchase of a brand new pair of ears!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=10629&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, says President Muhammadu Buhari spent less than \u00a350,000 (N20.5m) on the treatment of an ear infection in the United Kingdom. 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