Ekiti-born legal icon, Olanipekun donates Ambulance to Hospital in Memory of Late Mother

Adebayo Adenrele

…begs EKSG to capture staff in salary structure




The Ikere-Ekiti born legal icon, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN has gifted an ambulance to Amenity Ward of the Ikere Ekiti Specialist Hospital in memory of his late mother, Iyaafin Bosede Olanipekun.

Performing the handing over of the ambulance to the management of the Hospital in Ikere Ekiti on Tuesday, the donor, Chief Wole Olanipekun, said, the ambulance gift was necessary to boost the performance and the productivity of the Amenity Ward he built for the specialist hospital Ikere Ekiti some years ago to aid the work of the health officials effectively to the medical needs of the people of the local government.

Olanipekun appealed to the Permanent Secretary of the Ekiti State Ministry of Health and Human Services, Dr Sola Badmos and the Chief Medical Director of the Ikere Ekiti Specialist Hospital, Dr Akinsipe Catherine to ensure necessary things are done to take care and capture the staff of the Amenity Ward in the salary structure of the State and ensure its regular payment.

He reminded them that he was the one who paid the staff salaries of the Amenity Ward for a period for two years at the opening of the health facility some years ago.

He had promised to employ two drivers for the ambulances and specifically requested that the two drivers must be employed from Ikere Ekiti, his home town.

He commended the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adejimi Adu Alagbado for demonstrating his love and care for the Ikere people by donating a 50 KVA generator he used at his own private residence.

Advising Dr Akinsipe Catherine, the Chief Medical Director, Chief Wole Olanipekun assured to give her all the support she requires to succeed in her position.

In her response, the Chief Medical Director of the Ikere Ekiti Specialist Hospital, Dr Akinsipe Catherine thanked the donour for supporting the Specialist Hospital over the years.

Akinsipe eulogized the precious roles of the legal luminary in single handedly building and equipping the specialist hospital with a brand ambulances and Mikano generator in the past.

She also praise Chief Olanipekun for considering it necessary to donate another ambulance for the same Amenity Ward of the Ikere Ekiti Specialist Hospital.

She also called on other well meaning sons and daughters of Ikere Ekiti to continue to support the hospital in other areas of needs such as provision of solar lights in the hospital.

In his own remarks, the Chairman of Ikere Ekiti local government area, Chief Adamolekun Olu Egbejoda hailed Chief Olanipekun for counting it worthy to donate a new ambulance for Ikere specialist hospital. He described his donation of the new ambulance as an emblem for the people of Ikere Ekiti.

He described his previous contributions in the area of the provision of Bar Centre, Church building and Scholarship awards among other things as the major impacts of the legal luminary in his country home of Ikere Ekiti.

The LG Boss urged the people of Ikere Ekiti to be inspired by the contributions of the Elder statesman to the Ikere Ekiti community.

Also, speaking, the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adejimi Adu Alagbado commended Chief Olanipekun and declared that he is no doubt an honorable, gentle, humble and generous man.

He advised the present generation to be up and doing to also become great like Chief Wole Olanipekun to enable them replicate his good gestures in the town

The Ogoga also said, as his own contributions, because of power problem to the hospital, promised to bring in his own 50KVA from his private residence to the hospital for the own use of the hospital.

While speaking, Dr Olasunkanmi Alabi, the Permanent Secretary, Hospitals’ Management Board, Ekiti State, promised to work on the letters written by Olanipekun and Ogaga, so that the staff can have their employment retained as permanent staff.