Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has demanded the immediate publication of Nigeria’s health agreement with the United States. This comes following Ghanaian President John Mahama’s revelation that his country rejected a similar proposal over concerns about medical records, pathogen information, funding obligations and inspection of imported medicines.
Stressing that the disclosure makes it compulsory for Nigerians to know exactly what the Federal Government agreed to in its own deal with Washington, Atiku stated that the citizens should not be left to speculate about the contents of an agreement signed in their name.
He concluded by questioning Tinubu’s government’s capacity to meet its domestic funding commitments, citing the implementation of the Ministry of Health’s 2025 capital budget.
His words, “At this point, Nigerians do not know whether the provisions Ghana rejected are in the agreement Tinubu signed.
That is precisely why the government must publish the full text. Nigerians should not have to guess what has been agreed in their name.
Every one of those deaths represents a woman whose family expected her to come home.
This crisis did not begin under Tinubu, but he has had more than three years to show Nigerians how his government is making childbirth safer. Where are the results?
A government that cannot release funds for approved health projects must explain how it intends to honour a multibillion-dollar commitment.
A signed partnership cannot staff a maternity ward, supply a hospital or save a woman in labour. Nigerians need to see the funding and the care.
Can Nigerians’ medical information or pathogen samples leave the country? Who may access them? What safeguards protect patients?
Does NAFDAC retain full authority to inspect medicines and medical products?
What exactly have the federal government and the states promised to spend? Tinubu should put the documents before Nigerians and answer these questions plainly.
Ghana examined the proposal before it and said no. Nigeria has already signed. Tinubu must now tell Nigerians exactly what he said yes to. Nigeria’s sovereignty is not classified information.”
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