By 31 of March,The Lagos State University (LASU) Alumni Association is to honour the medical team of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) which performed the first successful kidney transplant by all-Nigerian professionals last November with a dinner.
Reporting this in a statement jointly signed by the President, Maj-Gen Cecil Esekhaigbe (rtd) and the Secretary, Mr. Wale Anthony, the association said that some graduates of the Lagos State University who have divided themselves in various fields would also be honoured at the dinner which will hold at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja.
According to the association, the feat achieved by the LASUTH medical team led by a Consultant Nephrologist, Dr. Jacob Awobusuyi indeed deserves to be celebrated, given that it signals the beginning of the end of an era whereby medical professionals who are nationals of other countries had to be flown in to collaborate with Nigerians to carry out such delicate transplants.
“The whole essence of honouring the medical team who achieved this feat and graduates of LASU who have famed themselves in various fields is to inspire and encourage others to struggle for excellence. Everyone loves to be honoured, and if people know that their alma mater would recognize and honour them for outstanding achievements, perhaps they would be more driven,” the association stated.
The special guests at the dinner are,The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole; the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and his wife, Bolanle; as well as the Lagos State Deputy governor, Dr Idiat Adebule.
