Picture: Wada returns to Abuja for post-surgery check-up, thanks Jonathan, Nigerians

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Kogi, State News Saturday, January 5th, 2013

From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja

Kogi State Governor, Captain Idris Wada, three days after he was discharged from the Cedar Crest Hospital, Abuja, where he was receiving treatment following a fatal crash, yesterday returned for check-up. He thanked President Goodluck Jonathan in particular and Nigerians in general for the show of love. The governor was driven into the premises of the hospital in a metallic grey Toyota caravan a few minutes past 10 a.m. in a convoy of three vehicles, clad a white kaftan with a multi-coloured cap to match.

Wada particularly expressed gratitude to God for sparing his life after a close shave with death, his speedy recovery and for the prayers offered for his survival and quick recovery by Nigerians. The governor, who was in crutches, also commiserated with the people of his state over another fatal accident that took the life of a security aide to the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Lawal Jimoh.

Wada, who came for his first post-surgery medical examination, expressed appreciation to President Jonathan for remaining in constant touch with him even after his visit while he was still admitted in the hospital. Responding to questions from newsmen that had stormed the hospital when they got wind of his coming, Wada said: “I thank God almighty and all Nigerians, especially Mr. President and all the people who have been praying for me”. On the crash which claimed the life of a security detail to the Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Governor Wada said though he received the news with rude shock, he could not question God.

According to him, “it’s unfortunate and everybody is to take heart. Death is from almighty God, it’s from Him we came and to God we’ll return”. Wada spent about 45 minutes with the Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and CMD of the hospital, Dr. Felix Ogedegbe. Ogedegbe also in a chat with newsmen said the governor’s speedy recovery was not a miracle but a medical process that has worked for hundreds of patients who were brought to the hospital for a similar treatment.

He said the efficacy of the process which makes patients walk without crushes within three to four weeks has been scientifically proved and has worked for many patients. According to him, “from your chat with His Excellency, he’s doing very well at the moment, he was discharged a couple of days ago from hospital and he has come for his first routine check now. “From our assessment, he’s doing very well, he is gaining steadily on his post-operative course; we’ve not seen any problems at all, his physiotherapy is going on, like you saw him with crush ambulation; he’s walking around, he’s keeping fit and with all the things we’ve asked him to do, I think he’s doing very well at the moment.” On how soon the governor will drop the crushes, he expressed optimism that it will be very soon.

“A lot of questions have been asked why we didn’t tie up his leg and all that, the modern way of checking thigh bone fracture is to operate them with a machine we call image identifier. We have the capability to do that, with minimal injury to the leg, because you know, the leg has been injured in an accident and surgery itself is a form of injury, an injury that is necessary to treat the patient”, he added.
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