President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the passing of a giant in the health sector, Prof. Emmanuel Elebute.
Elebute was the founder of Lagoon Hospital and a former Chief Medical Director of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
A statement signed the Special Adviser to the President on Media, Mr Femi Adesina, said,
“The President pays tribute to Prof Elebute’s championing roles in health education, medical research and development in the country, through his many leadership positions in the health sector.
“As Chief Medical Director of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), President of NMA, Chairman of World Health Organisation Task Force on the Development of Appropriate Technology for Health in the field of Laboratory Equipment, and President of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, to name a few, the President affirms that Prof Elebute leaves an impressive legacy in the field of sciences, healthcare development and delivery in Nigeria, for others to emulate and build upon.
“The President prays that God Almighty will receive the late surgeon’s soul and grant him peaceful repose. He also prays that God will grant wife of the deceased, Prof (Mrs) Oyinade Elebute, children and grandchildren the fortitude to bear the loss.”
