Relief came the way of little Ogundana at the Emergency Ward of the state Specialist Hospital, Ikole Ekiti, when his admission at the hospital coincided with Mrs Fayose’s visit to present some items to the patients.
Checks revealed that the boy, whose parents could not afford his medical bill, was saved by the timely intervention of Mrs Fayose.
The governor’s wife was moved by the cry of the victim’s mother, Mrs Blessing Ogundana, who begged for her assistance and she immediately ordered the management of the hospital to commence the treatment of the boy, with a promise to offset all his medical bill.
A visibly happy Blessing rolled on the ground, thanked Mrs Fayose for saving her son.
Presenting cheques to other indigent patients in the hospital, the wife of the governor attributed the success of the programme to the support of her husband, Governor Ayodele Fayose, stressing that she had no other pet project but to assist her husband’s project.
Her words: “I have no regret to say as usual, that I have no other pet project, but to give full support to all the projects embarked upon by my husband.”
She restated her commitment to the welfare of the people of the state, adding that she would not relent in carrying out her humanitarian programmes aimed at making life better for them.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary of the Hospital Management Board, Dr. David Aina, said it was the policy of all the hospitals in the state as directed by the governor, not to reject any patient who came for treatment in the hospital.
Aina said the management of the hospital had been treating all the indigent patients on credit
He, however, cautioned the patients not to ask for the money donated by the governor’s wife, because it was meant to offset their medical bills.
Also, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Segun Akinola, commended Mrs Fayose for the rare gesture, saying it was not the first time she had come to the hospital to save lives.
One of the beneficiaries, Mrs Bamidele Ogunbanjo, who could not hide her feelings, thanked the state’s first lady for her humanitarian gesture.