Osinbajo successfully undergoes surgery in Lagos hospital for long-standing leg problem

VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has successfully undergone surgery on a  leg injury at the Duchess International Hospital in Ikeja the Lagos State capital in a big departure from the trend of politicians receiving medical treatment abroad.

According to doctors who performed the surgical operation on the vice president, the procedure was needed to treat the recurrent pain caused by a fracture in his leg. Dr Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi, the medical director of Duchess International Hospital, said that the vice president is alert and well after the operation.

Dr Dosunmu-Ogunbi’s official statement was released last night by Laolu Akande, Professor Osinbajo's senior special assistant on media and publicity. In the statement titled Successful Medical Treatment of the Vice President, the hospital said Professor Osinbajo had a surgical operation performed by a team of specialist doctors.

Their statement read: “The vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, 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 and critical care); Dr Oladimeji Agbabiaka (consultant anaesthetist) and Dr Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi (consultant physician and medical director). The operation was successful and he is expected to be discharged within the next few days.”