Healthcare Is A Joke In This Country — Cubana Chief Priest Laments After Hospital Ordeal

N Nigerian nightlife promoter, Cubana Chief Priest, has expressed frustration over the state of healthcare in the country after sharing his recent experience at two Lagos hospitals.

In a post on his social media page, he wrote: “Healthcare is a joke in this country. I was sick and I walked in to the hospital I have been using in Ikoyi for years. After the vitals, I waited for over one hour and no doctor was available. I went to another one in Lekki and I had to fill a long form online to see a doctor. I have gone to buy medication for typhoid and malaria. When I get to the UK, I will do a proper health care but it's a shame sha. Only God can save person in this country.”

His comments quickly stirred reactions from Nigerians online, with many agreeing with his sentiments while others urged him to take action.

Temitope Hamzat wrote: “This is a call to help people most especially in urban areas. If people that have money can at least help in building hospitals and providing doctors with medications, it will go a long way. May God help me to build hospitals, it has been my prayer.”

Similarly, Ernestobinyan Obinyan remarked: “When I told some people that if you want to die quick, go to the hospital in Nigeria.”

Another user, Chinaza Onochie, blamed the situation on doctors who juggle between government hospitals and private clinics: “The truth of the matter is that most of the private hospitals are owned by doctors that work in federal hospitals, so they won’t be in their clinic. It is either you focus on your private clinic or the government clinic.”

Others, like O Janet Adewumi, challenged the celebrity to invest in healthcare: “There’s nothing bad if you can build a hospital with your flamboyant money. You can also be of help to the government—there won’t be any story.”

Tina Udoh Frank added that the decline in quality has been long-standing: “The first and last time I visited a hospital in Victoria Island and saw medical personnel working smartly and proactively was in 2010. What we have now are unhappy medical staff, especially in general hospitals.”

While some defended the healthcare system, urging patience and systemic understanding, many echoed the call for private individuals like Cubana Chief Priest to invest in hospitals rather than flying abroad for treatment.