There was palpable relief across the country on Saturday night as doctors who performed the surgical operation on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to treat the recurring pain caused by a fracture in his leg said they had concluded the procedure and that it was successful.
The Medical Director, Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Dr Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi, said the Vice President “is alert and well.”
Dosunmu-Ogunbi’s statement was released this evening by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande
Duchess Hospital in a release titled, “Successful Medical Treatment of the Vice President,” said Osinbajo had a surgical operation performed by a team of specialist doctors.
The statement read: “The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, was admitted to the Duchess International Hospital GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, today on account of a fracture of his right femur (thigh bone), possibly related to a longstanding injury associated with a game of squash.
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“He had a surgical operation performed by a team of specialist doctors, including Dr. Wallace Ogufere (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon); Dr. Om Lahoti (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon); Dr. Babajide Lawson (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon); Dr. Ken Adegoke (Consultant in Anaesthesia & Critical Care); Dr. Oladimeji Agbabiaka (Consultant Anaesthetist); and Dr Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi (Consultant Physician & Medical Director).
“The operation was successful, and he is expected to be discharged within the next few days.”
Laolu Akande had disclosed on Twitter earlier in the day that his principal had been admitted in a hospital for surgery.
He wrote, “VP Osinbajo is in the hospital today for a surgical procedure on account of a recurrent pain in the leg possibly sustained from an injury while playing squash. His doctors would give an update of the treatment later today.”
Many Nigerians are already wishing the vice president quick recovery.
