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Written by The Times of Nigeria   
Sunday, 11 March 2007

   

Forwarded by Phil Tam-Al Alalibo

Atiku Tear Ligament, Flies Abroad For Surgery

   
Vice President Atiku Abubakar will be flown to a British hospital to repair a torn ligament he sustained while exercising on a treadmill machine in the gym on Sunday morning.

The Vice President who had chattered a private plane for the trip will travel on a presidential jet instead. President Olusegun Obasanjo made the jet available after he was informed of the Vice President’s accident by his chief of staff.

According to the media adviser to the Vice President, Garba Shehu, the President made the presidential plane available for the Vice president’s trip after he was informed of the accident involving his deputy and the need for him to have immediate surgery.

“We had already chattered a plane for the trip but when the president got wind of it because we have to get landing right through the Chief of staff. When the President knew of the accident, he called the Vice President and offered him the use of the presidential plane."

"We have doctors who can perform the surgery at the Abuja national hospital but they do not have the right equipment." Shehu said.


The Vice President is billed to depart 2am Monday morning and his expected to be back to the country a day after the surgery which supposed to last thirty minutes.




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"We have doctors who can perform the surgery at the Abuja national hospital but they do not have the right equipment." Shehu said.

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In 8 years, they could not buy the right equipments for the doctors in Abuja to perform such surgery and Atiku wants to be president. Where does the poor man who tears a ligament go, Ijebu-Ode hospital?

Arrant nonesense.

Posted by planet1899| 11.03.2007 19:47

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Heheheheehehehe!

Let me guess, Atiku too will 'die' after which he would resurrect and return to a triumphant entry at MMA, Lagos. He would then proceed to Akure by Choppper?

(Small time dem go begin dey fly pesin komot if bele run am!)

Auspicious.

Posted by Auspicious| 11.03.2007 20:07

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Oh please....this is getting really ridiculous now

Ewo

Posted by EyesWideOpen| 11.03.2007 20:16

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This is the authoritative list of places to seek medical attention for Public office holders:

1. Torn Ligament (a.k.a. Tierry Henry injury) - United Kingdom
2. Cattarh and common colds - Germany
3. Running stomach (a.k.a diarrhoea) - Belguim
4. Headache - Spain
5. Back ache - Italy
6. Gonorhea (God forbid!!) - South Africa
7. Muscle pull - Ghana
8. Eye pain - Japan (for laser treatment)
9. Tummy tuck - Germany
10. Breast Enlargement - USA
11. Facial surgery (a.k.a Plastic Surgery) - Greece/Spain/Italy

For the common man who has spent 8 years waiting for the dividends of democracy
1. LUTH (with the slight possibility of getting HIV infected blood)
2. UITH
3. Any others which still have functioning panadol dispensing units

Posted by IgoTalk| 11.03.2007 20:30

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A few days ago,it was Yaradua flying to germany in a presidential jet to treat severe catargh,now it is Atiku's turn to fly to the Uk in a presidential jet too to treat torn ligament.All these at the expense of nigerians(me and you).Majority of us cannot even afford to go to the public hospitals(the cheapest)in nigeria when we are faced with life threatening diseases, not catargh and torn ligament.They just die.What a pity.Yet these people continue to add salt to injury by telling us they want to continue ruling us.Why cant they just leave us in one peace.Why do they continue to push us to the wall and say in our faces "do your worst".I have been told several times,never tell a man "do your worst".Trully and Really,God works in a mysterious way because that is the only explanation why he made us(me and you) nigerians(siddon and look,hoping for things to change),knowing fully well that any form of resistance on our part to this insult will be catastrophic.This is not to say that God has forsaken us but like I said,he works in a mysterious way,he will lead us out of this mess and I know that he is on our case as I write this.

Posted by MistaMan| 11.03.2007 20:42

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=IgoTalk;160746>This is the authoritative list of places to seek medical attention for Public office holders:

1. Torn Ligament (a.k.a. Tierry Henry injury) - United Kingdom
2. Cattarh and common colds - Germany
3. Running stomach (a.k.a diarrhoea) - Belguim
4. Headache - Spain
5. Back ache - Italy
6. Gonorhea (God forbid!!) - South Africa
7. Muscle pull - Ghana
8. Eye pain - Japan (for laser treatment)
9. Tummy tuck - Germany
10. Breast Enlargement - USA
11. Facial surgery (a.k.a Plastic Surgery) - Greece/Spain/Italy

For the common man who has spent 8 years waiting for the dividends of democracy
1. LUTH (with the slight possibility of getting HIV infected blood)
2. UITH
3. Any others which still have functioning panadol dispensing units



Let's not forget that if you have radiculopathy, France is THE place to get treatment. Try it anywhere else and you may die:lol:

Posted by purple| 11.03.2007 20:54

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If na me be Buhari I go feign one ailment, maybe constipation, then go Katsina General Hospital, take any purgative wey dem go prescibe because I know say dem no go get endoscopy unit there. Walahi the tide will turn so much in his favour. Na wao for Naija sef. Small time dem go begin fly go abroad for malaria wey oyinbo doctor no sabi treat. Second base jare!

Posted by blondie| 11.03.2007 21:03

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So Atiku gets to fly on the Presidential jet.Why the sudden change of heart by OBJ?Is this a peace offering?
Imagine Atiku's stress level as he is transported to the UK courtsey of OBJ....he will be thinking of all those plane crashes...he will be thinking that Yar Adua needs a kidney and that one of his healthy kidneys could be........and he will regret not building a decent hospital in his hometown.

Posted by truthsayer33| 11.03.2007 21:15

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These clowns have turned Nigeria into a bannana republic, I weep for my people. This is a disgrace.:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Who's next?

Posted by Nonyellum| 11.03.2007 21:43

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