Reports have it that the family of President Muhammadu Buhari is
seriously considering flying their son abroad for advanced medical
treatment.
Yusuf, who was involved in a bike accident at Gwarinmpa in Abuja on
Tuesday night, is currently at Cedacrest Hospital in the nation’s
capital where he’s been guarded by armed mobile policemen.
Yusuf sustained a head injury and broke a limb in the accident, which made him undergo a surgery.
In a statement on Wednesday, Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to
the president on media and publicity, said the only son of the
president is in a stable condition.
But a source said that Shehu’s statement was not very accurate.
“The statement did not reflect the true situation of
things. The boy is in a critical condition. He has been in the intensive
care unit,”“Some doctors in the hospital were even scared to attend to him just
in case anything went wrong. Imagine doctors being scared to perform
their duty. He is the only son of the president.”The source added that the president’s family were making plans to get
an air ambulance that would convey Yusuf to a German hospital which
Cedacrest has an affiliation with.
Cedacrest is said to be the only orthopaedic specialist hospital in Abuja.
The doctors have reportedly advised them not to fly Yusuf out at the
moment, explaining that it is dangerous to move him out in his current
state.
“The last time they mentioned flying him abroad for
better treatment, the medical team advised them against it because the
boy needs to be in a good condition before he leaves,” the source added.“But they do not seem to be satisfied with the advice and they are seriously considering flying him out.”
Top politicians and prominent personalities have been reaching out to the first family over the unfortunate situation.
Earlier, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar said his family was with Buhari in prayers.
Senate President Bukola Saraki, Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house
of representatives, and some governors have also sympathised with the
president.