*Present gifts, as state govt waives patients’ bills
Wife of Nigeria’s President-Elect, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; and the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, visited some victims of a recent bus-train crash at the various health facilities.
The incident involving a moving train and a staff bus of the state government occurred in the Ikeja area of the state.
According to a statement by Sanwo-Olu’s Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Olubukonla Nwonah, the women were accompanied by the wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat, and other senior officials of the state government.
The hospitals visited were said to have included the General Hospital, Gbagada; Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre, Toll Gate; and the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
Empathising with the victims and assessing their ongoing treatment, they went on a ward round and got a firsthand briefing on the crash and efforts to save lives.
They commiserated with the families who lost their loved ones, describing the accident as unfortunate and deeply painful.
They went on a ward round and got a first-hand briefing on the train crash and efforts to save lives.
While commiserating with the patients at the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Center, Senator Tinubu came across a 23-year-old man, Osita Anazi from Ebonyi State, who was involved in an auto accident and required surgery as a result of pains arising from clinical right femoral fracture.
She keenly enquired about his condition and out of compassion pleaded with the young man, who did not have the financial means for the surgery, to stay back in Lagos, assuring that his treatment would be sorted.
According to Tinubu, “Lagos accommodates all citizens and prioritizes the welfare and well-being of all Nigerians.”
Speaking in an interview at LASUTH, Senator Remi Tinubu urged drivers to be more careful and work to avoid situations that can result in the loss of precious lives in the future.
“From our assessment of the situation, we can see that the patients are in good hands; they are stabilized. We are not God but we are saddened by what has happened.
“We hope that the drivers are more careful to avoid this in the future. We commiserate with the families that lost their loved ones and wish those who are here speedy recovery,” Senator Tinubu said.
She also commended the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the State Government for taking care of the medical bills of all the patients, just as she presented various gift items to the victims to aid and fast-track their recovery process.
