The people of Kishi ,the headquarters of the ancient Irepo Local Government have expressed appreciation to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Senior Lawyer Ahmed Raji ,SAN for extending free medical outreach to the town.
The programme was facilitated by the Hon Yekeen Popoola, t
former chairman of Irepo Local Government Kishi and ex chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) ,Oyo State .
The chairman of the apex socio-cultural groups of Irepo Local Government, Oyo state, Kishi Progressive Union (KPU ) home branch, Alhaji Jimoh Aderibigbe in a letter of appreciation made available to journalists hailed
Obasanjo and Raji medical foundation for extension of 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.”