Don't Fly Me Abroad- Gov Wada Tells Doctors

KOGI State governor, Captain Idris Wada, has told medical personnel of Cedar Crest Hospital, Garki, Abuja where he is undergoing treatment for a fractured thigh not to fly him abroad, his spokesman, Jacob Edi, has said.
Edi told Sunday Tribune, on Saturday, in Abuja, that the governor rejected suggestions that he should be flown abroad for further treatment.
He also disclosed that the governor did not sustain life-threatening injuries and that he was in stable condition.
“He has been receiving calls and he has made calls. He has also received visitors, including Vice- President Namadi Sambo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim; former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmadu Ali; and the governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, among others. He is in stable health and his mind his stable,” the Special Adviser to the governor said.
Also on Saturday, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Dr Felix Ogedengbe, told journalists that Governor Wada, who survived an auto crash on Friday at Emi Woro Village, between Prime Polytechnic and Salem University, in Ajaokuta Local Government, about 12 kilometres to the state capital, Lokoja, was in stable condition and would not be flown abroad for treatment.
Dr Ogedengbe, who stated this during a press conference, said the governor could be treated at the hospital.
The conference was jointly addressed by the CMD and the governor’s aide, Edi, apparently to dispel growing rumour about the governor’s condition.
Governor Wada, who was rushed to the orthopaedic hospital on Friday night, suffered a broken thigh and had since undergone surgery.
The CMD explained that the governor was brought to the hospital at 8.00 p.m. on Friday “without any life-threatening injury,” adding that he was immediately taken to the theatre after his injuries had been ascertained and explained to him.
“When the governor was brought in at 8.00 p.m., we were told he was involved in a car accident and we checked him and explained the nature of his injuries to him. We also told him about our ability to manage his injuries.
“He had a broken thigh and he was taken to the theatre. The governor has since stabilised and he had a nice night. He said he should not be taken abroad for treatment, because he had confidence in our capacity to manage him. There is no immediate need to fly him abroad,” Ogedengbe stated.
The Medical Director, however, said he could not tell when the governor would be discharged because he needed time to recuperate.
“The governor is quite happy to take treatment here; the treatment is ongoing. He needs some days in the hospital and I can’t give a date of discharge now,” he said.
Edi also told journalists that thronged the hospital that the news conference was meant to dispel speculations and give the public the right information on Wada’s state of health.
He disclosed that the governor was taken to Kogi State Specialist Hospital after the crash and that he was brought to Abuja for better management, adding that Wada was in better shape in the morning.