Media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, has slammed Nigerians who have continued to ask about the President’s health status, saying they are being disrespectful.
Onochie
who spoke during an interview on Channels TV added that it is not right
for anyone to ask the health status of the sick President who has been
in London since May 7, 2017, on medical vacation.
According
to her, President Buhari is a private citizen and no one has any right
to want to know what is wrong with him or whether he is coming back to
the country anytime soon.
Hear her:
“For
the life of me, I have no idea why anybody should disrespect another by
asking for the details of their health status. As we speak, we have an
acting president.As we speak,
President Buhari seems to be like a private citizen at the moment. We
have no right and it is very disrespectful for anyone to ask for his
health status.In the UK where I
came from, nobody would release anybody’s health record to another, not
even the members of their family unless the person decides to approve.The
prerogative to speak on his ailment lies only on President Buhari. If
he chooses, it is a choice. It is very disrespectful and very intrusive.We
are intruding into his private rights. He has rights too as a citizen
of Nigeria. It is not right, not appropriate. Anybody can get sick at
any particular time.”
This
is not the first time Onochie, who is very active on Twitter would
attack and insult anyone who dares to ask about the President. She is
known widely for coming at anyone she thinks and believes does not
support Buhari and the ruling government.