Osinbajo undergoes surgery for leg injury sustained playing squash

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has undergone a surgical procedure over recurrent pain sustained from an injury while playing squash, the Presidency said Saturday.

President Muhammadu Buhari wished the vice president a speedy and full recovery.

Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina posted on Twitter that “President Buhari sends best wishes to VP Yemi Osinbajo after the latter underwent a surgical procedure on his leg. ‘I wish him speedy and full recovery,’ the President says.”

The vice president’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, tweeted that Osinbajo was in the hospital Saturday for a surgical procedure on account of recurrent pain in the leg possibly sustained from an injury while playing squash.

The Medical Director of Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Dr Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi, said that the procedure was successful.

He said in a statement that the doctors who performed the surgical operation had concluded a successful procedure, indicating that the vice president is alert and well.

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The statement read:

“The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, was admitted to the Duchess International Hospital GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, today on account of a fracture of his right femur (thigh bone), possibly related to a longstanding injury associated with a game of squash.

“He had a surgical operation performed by a team of specialist doctors, including Dr Wallace Ogufere (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon); Dr Om Lahoti (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon); Dr Babajide Lawson (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon); Dr Ken Adegoke (Consultant in Anaesthesia & Critical Care); Dr Oladimeji Agbabiaka (Consultant Anaesthetist); and Dr Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi (Consultant Physician & Medical Director).

“The operation was successful, and he is expected to be discharged within the next few days.”