Nigeria does not lack healthcare demand. It lacks a system capable of turning that demand into dependable care and investable opportunity.
Government health spending remains below 1% of GDP, while Nigerians pay roughly three-quarters of healthcare costs directly from their own pockets. For millions of families, a medical emergency can become a financial emergency almost overnight. Public financing must grow, but the government cannot build universal healthcare alone.
Over nearly four decades spanning business management, financial services and diplomacy, including most recently serving as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada, I have consistently made the case for Nigeria to audiences at home and abroad, including those who have at times been sceptical of its potential. I have spoken of our scale, our talent, our entrepreneurial spirit and our appetite for growth. I remain firmly convinced of that investment case.
Since completing my diplomatic service, I have continued to engage with a
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