African leaders should prioritize healthcare over lavish lifestyles – Moghalu

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Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has urged African countries against lavishing public resources on corrupt politicians, advising them to spend such funds on healthcare instead of relying on foreign aid.

Mr Moghalu, who gave the advice via his X handle, decried the reliance of most African countries on foreign aids, noting that it was less compared to the resources “corruptly appropriated” or expended on politicians’ comfort.

“African countries must make funding for healthcare from their own resources a priority. Reliance on foreign aid for healthcare interventions is not wisdom,” the former presidential candidate wrote.

Mr Moghalu’s comment followed Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the U.S. from the World Health Organisation.

Mr Trump’s decision, according to Mr Moghalu, represents a wake-up call for African countries to expend their resources judiciously and take full responsibility for their healthcare systems.