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Another Milestone Project as Sanwo-Olu Set to Establish Medical University

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Will Lagos fall behind its sisters ever again? Will there be a day when another state will take up the role of the leading state in terms of project developmen­t and completion? Not unless it wins the heart of someone like

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a true son of the Lagos soil.

Lagosians are cheering on their beloved governor as he brings up a new project for them to prepare for. No different from his usual offerings, this project is set to launch Lagosians into another era of transforma­tion and progress, the kind to keep them smiling in their sleep for the rest of the year 2024.

The project in question is the establishm­ent of a state medical university to bolster the current gaps in the nation’s medical personnel. With the institutio­n which Sanwo-Olu has promised to have up and running before the end of the year, medical staff will be trained in droves and gradually fill up the positions neglected by the abroad-loving medical workforce.

Sanwo-Olu made his plans known during the inaugurati­on of the Femi Gbajabiami­la General Hospital, the project completed by the former House of Representa­tives Speakertur­ned-Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiami­la. The latter had stated that his donation of the hospital in Surulere was to support SanwoOlu’s many Lagos projects.

A deluge of cheers accompanie­d Gbajabiami­la’s gracious gesture, but these cheers reached an unpreceden­ted height once Sanwo-Olu informed all that Gbajabiami­la’s gift was coming at just the right time as his government had been sitting on the idea to put up a medical university.

For someone whose promises have been manifested in many forms, Sanwo-Olu’s assurance that the medical university will be up and running before the close of 2024 is a big deal. It is just so for Sanwo-Olu to go and put hope in the hearts of Lagosians a few days after the new year. This is a leader, one sensitive to the cries of the people.

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