Former
House of Representatives member and All Progressives Congress (APC)
governorship aspirant, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, has been moved to Lagos for
post-surgery treatment.
He
was flown to Lagos aboard an Air Ambulance Chopper with registration number
5N-BSW belonging to Flying Doctors Nigeria, which landed at about 3.05pm at
sports field of Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti.
Bamidele
was shot by a mobile policeman at the APC secretariat during a welcome rally
for its governorship aspirant, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Friday.
However, the
former federal lawmaker had a surgery on Friday which lasted about four hours
to remove two bullets lodged in his abdominal region and leg. He was in a
stable condition before being moved to Lagos.
The
surgery was performed at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) by a
team of eight doctors including four consultants.
A
statement on Sunday by his media aide, Ahmed Salami, disclosed that Bamidele
was moved to Lagos for treatment as a follow up to the surgeries he undertook
for the gunshot wounds he sustained.
Salami
said although Bamidele’s health has stabilized appreciably, there was need for
him to go for post surgery treatments to ensure quick convalescence for him to
be able to join Dr. Fayemi’s campaign train, of which he has been playing a
pivotal role.
He
said: “We want to assure our teeming supporters to discountenance the
misinformation by rumour peddlers that his health had relapsed, saying he was
in a stable condition and people were already having unfettered access to him
at EKSUTH before he left for Lagos.
“Dr.
Fayemi and his wife Erelu Bisi Fayemi, Aare Afe Babalola, Engr. Segun Oni,
Prince Dayo Adeyeye, Dr. Wole Oluleye, Barrister Victor Kolade and several
other bigwigs in APC circle including ordinary members
of his party were allowed access to him on the sick bed confirming the
appreciable level of his stability before being allowed to be taken out of the
state.
“Let
me put on records that his being taken to Lagos was caused by gross dearth of
equipment and personnel at EKSUTH.
“As
much as we salute the proficiency and commitments of the Doctors in the
hospital, let me also added that many of the consultants and equipment used in
performing the surgery were hired from other hospitals.
“To
forestall a situation whereby we have to rely on bringing equipment that are
readily available in other hospitals down to Ekiti to treat him, we decided to
shift him to such hospital to fast-track his recuperation.”
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