He made the remark while defending a bill seeking to stop public and civil servants from patronising private schools and hospitals

By Titilope Adaku

A member of the House of Representatives, Amobi Ogah, has described it as a national embarrassment that Nigerian leaders die abroad and are brought back to the country as cargo.

He made the remark while defending a bill seeking to stop public and civil servants from patronising private schools and hospitals.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ogah questioned why the political elite had failed to fix the country’s public institutions.

“You are aware that a few weeks ago or days ago, our former president was flown as cargo.

“Is it not a shame that at each point in time, our big men travel outside for medical services? Is it not a shame?

“Are we not ashamed of it? It is high time we need to fix the system, and if you get education right, get health right, that means there is a future for all of us.

“If we don’t find a way to make sure that we return that public trust and make sure that we return that loss of focus on these institutions, if we don’t bring it back, we are not going anywhere,” he said.

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