Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice President of Nigeria, has had a successful leg surgery at a Lagos hospital.
The news of the successful surgery came hours after Laolu Akande, Osinbajo’s senior special assistant on media and publicity, announced his hospital admission on Saturday.
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In a statement signed by Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi, Medical Director, Duchess International Hospital, it was disclosed that Osinbajo would be discharged in a couple of days.
“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,” the statement read.
“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).
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“The operation was successful, and he is expected to be discharged within the next few days.”
The vice president recently contested in the presidential primary elections of the All Progressive Congress (APC) but lost to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the APC.
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