Relief as lawmaker inaugurates Surulere clinic

HON. Gbajabiamila

There was jubilation in Surulere Local Government, Lagos State, over the weekend when House of Representatives Leader Femi Gbajabiamila inaugurated the Surulere Clinic at Baracks area.

Residents, workers, stakeholders and other dignitaries witnessed the short and informal ceremony.

Addressing the attendees, Gbajabiamila recalled the difficulties encountered in completing the project, which took off over 10 years ago.

He said: “This project is over 10 years old. At a point, the things we bought were vandalised and stolen. The local government chairman then could not help. There were some powerful people, who said it was over their dead body that this project would be completed.”

The lawmaker hailed the local government’s Executive Secretary, Mrs. Bamidele Hussain, for her support and dedication to the completion of the project and other projects in the local government.

The lawmaker said the hospital standard would be at par with that of other local government clinics across the world.

He donated three fully equipped ambulances, one each, to three hospitals in the local government at Akerele, Randu and the new Surulere Clinic, to commemorate the day.

“I place a lot of importance on health matters. Every year, we have our two-day health festival in Surulere, where we bring in health facilitators from around the world. We must pray that nobody has any reason to visit this place, but if you do, you will enter and come out in good health.

“It is important that we understand that health is wealth. We would not compromise, but we will ensure it measures up to the standard of any local government clinic across the world,” he said.

Mrs. Hussain, who played host at the event, said the clinic would be named “Hon Femi Gbajabiamila Clinic”.

She said: “The provision of this facility is based on the sustainability of the health care sector in our local government. That is why the package of the facility revolves around a comprehensive health services.”