By Acting President, Osinbajo Hosts US-Based Nigerian Doctor With Rare Medical Feat
Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Monday hosted Dr Oluyinka Olutoye at the Presidential Villa. The Houston-based Doctor had led a medical team to carry out a successful operation on foetus of a pregnant women.
It was gathered that the medical feat that got attention of the world as Dr Olutoye brought out a foetus from a mother’s womb to remove a tumour from it and then restored the unborn baby to the womb successfully.
It was gathered that the pregnant woman, Margaret Boemer continued to carry the pregnancy to term and later on delivered the baby safely. She named the baby, a girl, Lynlee Hope.
Acting President, Osinbajo in his speech revealed that the country can do better if everyone carries out their duty in the very best possible ways.
According to the Acting President, “this country can be well run, we produce the best in every way, but it will take a lot of doing, by good men and women. This is what i have learnt in the past over two years here. If we do the right things, day by day, we’ll change and improve the Nigerian situation significantly.”
He continued, “the problem is not the about the availability of resources, but its the management,” recalling how it is that the Federal Government is now doing more when funds are scarce than in the days when oil was selling at over $100 per barrel.
“When we were making over a $100 per barrel, we were owing oil JVC cash calls, not able to pay salaries and owing contractors. Now that we are down in earnings by 60%, we have sorted out the problem of cash calls and are able to support states to pay salaries.”
Speaking at the event, Dr. Olutoye attributed his medical successes in the US to his Nigerian training and education up till the university level. He is a graduate of Medicine from the then University of Ife.
“All I have achieved from primary to university is from Nigeria, and I believe that Nigeria will surpass what we have achieved out there.”
