LAGOS GOVT, FIRST BANK PARTNER TO BOOST HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN IJE-ODODO COMMUNITY

Seated:

L-R: Hon. Ayodele Thomas, Vice Chairman, Iba Local Council Development Area; High Chief Jelili Ododo, Baale of Ijeododo land; Mrs. Tolani Oshodi, Permanent Secretary, Office of Secretary to the State Government/Cabinet Office; Mrs. Folasade Jaji, Secretary to the State Government and representative of the Governor of Lagos State; Mr. Seyi Oyefeso representing the CEO of FirstBank; Dr. Ibrahim Mustapha, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board at the commissioning of the Primary Healthcare Centre sponsored by FirstBank to the Ijeododo Community, Lagos.

He enjoined members of the community to take full advantage of the health

benefits that will be provided in the facility and charged them to take ownership

and protect the assets and the facility at all times.

Speaking, Permanent Secretary, Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Ibrahim Mustapha,

commended First Bank of Nigeria Limited and the contractor for completing the

project within the stipulated time frame, but also requested more assistance to

make the facility functional by providing equipment and other necessary medical

gadgets.

On his part, Chief Executive O3cer of FirstBank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, who was

represented by Mr. Seyi Oyefeso, expressed satisfaction at the successful

completion of the project, adding that it was gratifying to know that no fewer than

10,000 residents of Ije-Ododo and neighbouring communities will have access to

primary healthcare services in the facility.

He said as a responsible corporate social organisation, the bank’s intervention in

the primary healthcare sector aligned with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

approach anchored on citizenship, impact management, strategic education, as well

as the health and welfare of the immediate and remote communities of Lagos State

and other parts of the country.

In his words: “The completion and opening of the primary healthcare centre is to

ensure that Ije-Ododo community will become healthier and wealthier since health

is wealth.”

In his goodwill message, the Baale of Ije-Ododo, Dr. Abu Jelili Ododo, who spoke in

company of the Oba of Iba and Baale of Ijagemo, applauded Governor Sanwo-Olu

for the timely completion of the healthcare centre and appealed for the construction

of the Ijegun-Ije-Ododo-Abule-Ado road to link the Badagry Expressway, adding that

it was high time the Ije-Ododo Community was provided with a motorable road to

ease the su?erings of residents.

Responding to the request for the road, Jaji assured that the Lagos State

government under Sanwo-Olu was poised to build the road but that the project

su?ered some setback due to agitations by some members of the community over

the location of the project, adding however, that as soon as the governor settles

down for his second tenure, construction work will begin on the road.

Ribbon cutting

L-R: Dr. Ibrahim Mustapha, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board; Mrs. Tolani Oshodi, Permanent Secretary, Office of Secretary to the State Government/Cabinet Office; Hon. Ayodele Thomas, Vice Chairman, Iba Local Council Development Area; Mr. Seyi Oyefeso representing the CEO of FirstBank; High Chief Jelili Ododo, Baale of Ijeododo land looks on as Mrs. Folasade Jaji, Secretary to the State Government and representative of the Governor of Lagos State cuts the ribbon during the commissioning of the Primary Healthcare Centre sponsored by FirstBank to the Ijeododo Community, Lagos.

LAGOS GOVT, FIRST BANK PARTNER TO BOOST HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN IJE-ODODO COMMUNITY

…Over 10,000 residents to bene't from new primary healthcare centre

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