Former Vice President of Nigeria and the the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party(PD) in the 2019 election Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said that it will be better for the All Progressives Congress (ACP) government of President Muhammadu Buhari to use $1.5 billion for the repair of the Port Harcourt refinery to build hospitals for Nigerians

Atiku in a series of Tweets on Thursday said that it make better economic sense to use $1.5 billion to build mass hospitals.

He said: Rather than spend $1.5 billion on a loss-making refinery, would it not make better economic sense, as well ensure social justice, to use that money to build mass hospitals for our people.

And provide our doctors with better working conditions, so every Nigerian has access to quality healthcare?

And provide our doctors with better working conditions, so every Nigerian has access to quality healthcare?

— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) April 8, 2021

Recall that on March 17 the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari approved 1.5billion dollars for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery in River.

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, speaking then said the rehabilitation will be done in three phases of 18, 24 and 44 months.

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The minister stated that the rehabilitation was in fulfilment of Federal Government’s desire to resuscitate the country’s refineries to reduce the cost of processing petroleum products as well as boost the economy.