The apex socio-cultural association, Kishi Progressive Union (KPU) has expressed appreciation to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Senior Lawyer Ahmed Raji ,SAN for extending free medical outreach to the town.
Kishi is the headquarters of Irepo Local Area of Oyo State
The programme was facilitated by the Hon Yekeen Popoola, the
former chairman of Irepo Local Government Kishi and ex chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) ,Oyo State .
The KPU chairman (home branch) , Alhaji Jimoh Aderibigbe, in a letter of appreciation made available to journalists ,said the KPU appreciated Obasanjo and Raji medical foundation for extending their free medical outreach programme to the community.
The letter reads : “we sincerely acknowledge the coming of Olusegun Obasanjo and Barrister Ahmed Raji free medical team to Kishi whereby over 1000 patients were diagnosed and treated with surgeries for more than fifty (50) cataract and pterygium cases accordingly.”The letter said that this gesture was so profound in nature to be ignored apart from the professional display by the team of the Doctors in presence who worked days and nights to ensure that every issues were attended to satisfactorily.
“Both indigenes and the residents of the old kingdom of Kishi value this kind gesture, and indeed, His Royal Majesty, Engr. Masoud Oyekola Aweda Lawal, Iba of Kishi wishing a repeat of same health related humane treatments in no distance future.”