Akpabio abandons foreign trips, checks into Akwa Ibom hospital (Photos)

– Akpabio describes Ibom Multi Specialist Hospital as Africa’s best

– Says medical trips abroad no longer necessary 

Former Akwa Ibom state governor Godswill Akpabio has undergone medical checkup at the Ibom Multi Specialist Hospital which he built during his tenure as governor of the state.

Akpabio who is now Senate minority leader, reportedly visited the hospital yesterday February 12, for the first time since its completion.

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According to Lindaikeji, in his speech to newsmen after his routine checkup, the former governor described the hospital as the best in Africa, noting that there was no need to travel abroad when the best is at your doorstep.

He said: “The days of flying outside Nigeria to Europe, America, India and other places of the world for medical attention are over. Those days are behind us now. Why would anyone think of flying abroad for medical treatment when the best is at your doorstep? I have confidence in this hospital that is why I have come to do my routine checkup here, and with the quality of medical personnel here, our people and visitors are surly saved. Let others talk about it, not me. I am just here like many others, for medical checkup. What I know is that this is the best Hospital in Africa.”

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Recall that last year September, Akpabio came under fire from Nigerians when he flew himself abroad for treatment after sustaining injuries in a car crash.

Many Nigerian queried why the former governor preferred to seek medical help overseas than do so at a N30 billion hospital he opened shortly before leaving office in May 2015.

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