Recently, a survey carried out by the health ministry revealed that more than 70 million Nigerians are hypertensive and from that figure, only a little above 20 million people have access to medical care.
Though the revelation is as shocking as it is frightening, it is doubtful if the quoted figures is a true representation of what actually obtains. Because if Nigeria’s population is said to be about two hundred million , considering the rigours and stress Nigerians go through on a daily basis in their quest to survive in a very harsh and uncertain economic environment, it is most likely that the quoted figure is far less than the actual number of those affected.
However, whenever state resources begin to dwindle, the first casualty will always be those whose entire existence depends largely on their monthly pittance. Sad still, most of those who retire from civil service either die or become destitute before their entitlements come through in the same land where leaders amass so much wealth to themselves and display extreme flamboyance and opulence.
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