Gbajabiamila inaugurates 80-bed health facility, conference centre in Lagos

Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff (CoS) to President Bola Tinubu, has inaugurated an 80-bed space healthcare facility in Lagos state.

The hospital, which is named after Gbajabiamila, is located in the Surulere area of Lagos.

The hospital also accommodates a paediatric unit and a dialysis centre.

On Tuesday, Gbajabiamila handed over the health facility to the Lagos state government.

Speaking during the inauguration, the former speaker of the house of representatives, said the faculty was one of the projects he had completed in Lagos to complement the efforts of the state government.

Gbajabiamila said he delivered over 250 roads and completed 15 stadiums during over 20 years of being a lawmaker at the lower chamber.

The chief of staff urged those seeking public office to remember that the “ultimate” legacy is the improvement of the lives of the people they serve.

“The Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital was conceived from the knowledge that a populous and growing metropolis such as Lagos cannot afford to be found wanting so far as access to quality health care is concerned,” the former speaker said.

“This structure is an addition to support the tremendous work the Lagos state government is doing in the area of healthcare access.

“I am proud that we have constructed over 250 roads in selected federal constituencies in the state especially Surulere 1 and 2 constituencies and completed 15 mini stadia.

“We facilitated heavy investment in education and health care, including constructing and equipping over 20 ICT centres in public schools where children are taught computer programming and coding.

“We have provided a solar energy system to light up neighbourhoods and support commercial trades in our constituencies.”

The former speaker also inaugurated a conference centre at the Lagos State University (LASU), dualised Babs Animashaun street with a bridge, and a community development centre.

In his remarks, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, commended Gbajabiamila for complementing the efforts of the state government.

Sanwo-Olu said the state is planning to establish a medical university before the end of the year.

“The Lagos state government will collaborate with the federal ministry of health and the NUC to establish another university that will be called the Lagos State Medical University before the end of this year,” he said.

“This will also stem the trend of medical personnel leaving our country. We are not going to stop at ensuring that we provide the best facilities that will be able to retain our best talents here.”