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Surgery: Osinbajo leaves Lagos hospital

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been discharged from the Duchess International Hospital, Lagos State, following a successful surgical operation and rehabilitation.

The Chief Personal Physician to the Vice President, Dr Nicholas Audifferen, made this known via a statement made available to newsmen on Monday by Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande.

“The Vice President was admitted to the Duchess International Hospital, Lagos, on July 16, on account of a right femur fracture.

“He had corrective surgery without any complications.

“He was admitted for a total of seven days during which he had physiotherapy and a smooth rehabilitation following the surgical operation.

READ ALSO: Osinbajo thanks doctors, nurses, others for successful surgery 

“He has been discharged and is now recuperating,” Audifferen stated.

Akande, however, quoted Osinbajo as expressing his appreciation to all the clinical and ancillary staff of the hospital led by its Chief Executive Officer, Dr Tokunbo Shitta-Bey, and the Medical Director, Dr Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi for their “professionalism and quality of care”.

“The Vice Pesident also acknowledges and appreciates the good wishes of President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerians from all walks of life and indeed everyone at home and abroad for the goodwill.

“Osinbajo will continue recuperating in the next few days,” the Vice President’s spokesman added.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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