The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, successfully undergone a surgical procedure on his leg at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos.
In a statement by the Hospital management, signed by its Medical Director, Dr Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi,
reads “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.”
It would be called that yesterday morning, the Vice President, in a tweet, disclosed that he was admitted for a surgical procedure.The tweet reads,
“I have been admitted today at the hospital for a surgical procedure on account of a recurrent pain in the leg possibly sustained from an injury while playing squash,”