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Adeyanju’s NLTF Donates Medical Equipment, Praises Tinubu’s Commitment to Healthcare
The National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) has donated vital medical equipments to Ijebu Jesa General Hospital in Osun.
Comrade Tosin Adeyanju, NLTF’s Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer who Governor Ademola Adeleke received, expressed his gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for appointing him to lead the agency. He praised the president’s commitment to improving the lives of Nigerians, particularly in terms of health.
The NLTF boss noted that the agency has implemented various projects in Osun State, including distributing sports equipment to 62 primary schools and first aid equipment to 9 public schools between 2017 and date.
Adeyanju said that the commissioning and presentation of medical equipment to Ijebu Jesa General Hospital is a significant contribution to the healthcare sector in Osun. Some of the equipment donated were 1 X-ray mobile Machine, four 4 Infant Incubators, three Haematocrit Centrifuges1, 0 Suction Machines, five Autoclaves, three Defibrillators (AED) Automatic and Functional self-test, two Electrophoretic tanks/machines, two Physiotherapy equipment, two ENT Diagnostic sets, 10 Sphygmomanometers (Digital and Manual) and three Caesarean section instruments.
He urged the community to take ownership of the equipment and utilise them appropriately for the benefit of the citizens. Adeyanju also announced that the NLTF’s monitoring and evaluation team would visit all the projects executed for feedback and encouraged the community to provide feedback and suggestions.
The NLTF boss praised President Tinubu’s efforts in improving the healthcare sector and prayed for God’s blessing on the president’s endeavours.
Adeleke commended the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) for its intervention in Osun’s health sector.
“I am pleased to host the Executive Secretary and his team at the Government House,” Adeleke said. “I thank you for choosing a hospital in Osun State for this intervention. The support will help the health sector of our state, and we appreciate your efforts.”
The Osun governor noted that he had been informed of the numerous interventions of the NLTF in the state and expressed his desire for more partnerships with the agency.
“We have been told of many interventions of the agency, and we look forward to more benefits,” Adeleke said. “We seek partnership with your agency to support our efforts in developing the state.”
Adeleke also highlighted the rich cultural heritage of Osun State and called for support from the NLTF in promoting it.
“Osun State has great cultural heritage, which can be supported by your agency,” he said. “We appreciate your effort to support our efforts, and we look forward to working with you.”
High Chief Oladele Fasewu, the Odofin of Ijebu Ijesa and representative of the paramount ruler of the benefiting community, said, “I am delighted to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund, Tosin Adeyanju, for the generous donation of health equipment to our community hospital. The hospital, which was built by our community, has been greatly enhanced by this gesture.
“I must emphasise that the equipment donated is of high quality and is not easily found in our state. However, I appeal to the government to provide the necessary personnel to manage the hospital effectively. This will ensure that our community benefits maximally from this kind gesture.”