The Office of the Vice President has announced that doctors who performed the surgical operation on Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to treat the recurrent pain caused by a fracture in his leg had concluded the procedure and it was successful.
A statement issued by Saturday night by Pastor Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (in the Office of the Vice President), said Osinbajo “is alert and well.”
Below is the statement released by the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos:
SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL TREATMENT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
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.
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.
Signed by:
Dr Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi
Medical Director, Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja.
