By Law Ibitoye
Chief Wole Olanipekun, a legal luminary has donated an ambulance to Ikere Ekiti Specialist Hospital in memory of his late mother, Iyaafin Bosede Olanipekun.
Handing over the ambulance to the management of the Specialist Hospital in Ikere Ekiti on Tuesday, Chief Wole Olanipekun, said, the gift was to enhance effective performance of the health workers to the people of Ekiti state. Saying he built the Amenity Ward of the hospital few years ago for effective health care services.
Olanipekun while appealing to the HMB PS, Dr Olasunkanmi Alabi and the Chief Medical Director of the Ikere Ekiti Specialist Hospital, Dr Akinsipe Catherine to capture the staff of the Amenity Ward in the salary structure of the Ekiti State for regular payment. While reiterating his unwavering commitment towards humanity, he hinted that apart from paying salaries of Amenity staff for two years, he would repeat same in the next two years
Chief Olanipekun promised to employ two drivers to drive the ambulances, saying the drivers should come from Ikere Ekiti, his home town.
He commended the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adejimi Adu Alagbado for demonstrating genuine love for the peoplebof Ikere by donating a 500 KVA generator to the hospital.
Advising the Chief Medical Director, Chief Wole Olanipekun assured to give her all the support she requires to succeed in her position, he tasked Permanent Secretary ministry of health to to upscale the condition of the hospital.
Olanipekun equally promised to assist the local government Chairman to re-energized the Amoye Micro Finance Bank in Ikere Ekiti by rallying round the leaders of the Ikere Ekiti community in giving a new face lift to the community bank.
Giving her address, the Chief Medical Director of the Ikere Ekiti Specialist Hospital, Dr Akinsipe Catherine thanked the donor who she said has been supporting the Specialist Hospital in Ikere Ekiti over the years.
Akinsipe eulogized the precious roles of Chief Wole Olanipekun in single handedly building and equipping the specialist hospital with a brand ambulances and Mikano generator in the past.
She commended the philanthropist donating another ambulance for the same Amenity Ward of the Ikere Ekiti Specialist Hospital. She also called on other well meaning sons and daughters of Ikere Ekiti to continue to support the hospital in other areas of needs such as provision of solar lights in the hospital.
In his own remarks, the Chairman of Ikere Ekiti local government area, Chief Adamolekun Olu Egbejoda hailed Chief Olanipekun for counting it worthy to donate a new ambulance for Ikere specialist hospital. He described his donation of the new ambulance as an emblem for the people of Ikere Ekiti.
He described his previous contributions in the area of the provision of Bar Centre, Church building and Scholarship awards among other things as the major impactts of the legal luminary in his country home of Ikere Ekiti.
The local government Chairman urged the people of Ikere Ekiti to be inspired by the contributions of the Elder statesman to Ikere Ekiti community.
Also, speaking, the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adejimi Adu Alagbado appreciated the literacy already being exhibited by the Chairman of Ikere Ekiti local government.
The Ogoga commended Chief Olanipekun for his Philantropic gestures in Ekiti and Nigeria, saying indeed his God sent to Ikere Ekiti . He prayed God to give him sound health to impact more lives. He called on well meaning Nigerians to emulate Chief Olanipekun in putting smiles in the faces of the masses.
The Ogoga announced a donation of 500KVA generator to the hospital .
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Human Services, Dr Sola Badmus while speaking, promised to inform her Commissioner about the largesse from the Kabiyesi, the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti.
The Permanent Secretary explained that the staff employed by Chief Wole have written to the Ministry as well as the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, promising to work on the letters, so that the staff can have their employment retained as permanent staff.
She appealed to the Kabiyesi to caution the members of the public against being hostile on the nurses and doctors working in the hospital .