Barely three days after he handed over power to his successor former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday under-went an eye surgery for cataract.
The medical process which was done under strict confidentiality was carried out at the Skipper Eye-Q Hospital located at 2A Udoma St, opposite A.A Rano Filling Station, Asokoro Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.
Sources who told Nationwide Reports of the surgery said the former governor had earlier submitted himself for a similar surgery at the Tellish Hospital in Kaduna while he was still in office but the operation was not successful, leading to the second procedure surgery in Abuja.
One of our sources said that Skipper Eye-Q Hospital Abuja, owned by Indians, had to fly in one Doctor Hashna into Nigeria to carry out the operation on El-Rufai.
“We don’t know how much was paid. But, El-Rufai was given special treatment. All the eye surgeries billed for Thursday were suspended because all staff were on standby to welcome him and until he was operated on, it was just about him. Everything was done secretly as many staff were told the previous day not to be on duty Thursday,” said the source, adding that the surgery was successful